The Shatila refugee camp (Arabic: مخيم شاتيلا‎), also known as the Chatila refugee camp, is a refugee camp, originally set-up for Palestinian refugees in 1949. It is located in southern Beirut, Lebanon and houses more than 9,842 registered Palestine refugees. Since the eruption of the Syrian Civil War, the camp has swollen with Syrian refugees, receiving mostly the poor Syrians, fleeing their country. As of 2014, the camp's population is estimated to be from 10,000 to 22,000.