I Am Here. Greece.
Samos Camp
37.7582577, 26.9817045
Opened in 2016 in a former military base for Syrian, Afghani, Congolese, Iraqi and Palestinian migrants trying to reach Europe.
The site has a capacity for 650 people.
Population: 6,800 (2020)
“I hate this place. It is so dirty that I hate myself.”
اكره هذا المكان انه مكان قذر جدا لدرجة انني اكره نفسي فيه.
— Ahmed Youssef
“God is the helper, I was there for 7 months.
And in the capital for 7 months, and now, thanks to God, I am in Austria.
May God help everyone.”
الله المستعان انا كنت فها لمدة 7 اشهر
وبالعاصمة 7 اشهر والحمد لله حاليا بالنمسا
الله يسهل للجميع
— n3r f1ir
“No more war, be it weapons, money, religion or fear. No more war, no more refugees.”
— Guan Salih
Moria Camp
39.1345794, 26.5035643
Built in 2015 for migrants trying to reach Europe, half of them coming from Syria and Afghanistan.
The site had a capacity for 3,500 people.
The camp was entirely destroyed by a fire in September 2020.
Population: 13,000 (before destruction)
“It’s a very beautiful geographic area, but services are a little bit bad.”
تقع في منطقة جغرافية غاية في الجمال لكن الخدمات سيئة بعض الشيء
— Çiyayê Cûdî
“I am in it.”
انا موجود فيه
— Raman Raman
“A Syrian Refugee Camp. Compared to the Duhok Camps, this camp lacks a labor market, the labor force is forced to travels long distances to earn a living.”
مخيم اللاجئين السوريين مقارنة بمخيمات دهوك يفتقر هذا المخيم الى وسوق العمل حيث ان الايدي العاملة تقطع مسافات طويلة للحصول على رزقهم
— Hassen Gharibo
Kara Tepe Camp
39.1283373, 26.5443141
Built in 2015 for Yazidi Iraqis escaping the invasion of Sinjar by ISIS.
Population: 15,663 (2020)
“I live here in a beautiful place.”
اعيش هنا مكان جميل
— Kawkab Salih
“Its streets are very bad and the whole camp is nothing.”
شوارعه سيئا جداً و المخيم باكملهي ليس شيئا
— Faouaz Aleaa
“A place like hell.”
مكان يشبه الجحيم
فوزي الهسكاني —
Eleonas Camp
37.9828808, 23.6987272
Built in 2014 for Yazidi Iraqis escaping the invasion of Sinjar by ISIS.
Population: 25,150 (2020)
“I like this place because it’s like my home..😘😘”
— Ali Zafar
“It was one of the most difficult times of my life, but over time it became one of the most beautiful memories.
I loved this place a lot, not because it’s beautiful, no… it was very basic and not so great… but I made new friends there and met old friends, and I lived with them during about a month.”
كانت من اصعب أيام حياتي ولكن مع مرور الوقت اصبحت من أجمل الذكريات أحببت هذا المكان كثيرا ليس لانه جميل لا …بل كان عادي للغاية وليس جيد كفاية ….ولكنني حصلت على اصدقاء جدد ورأيت اصدقاء قدامى فيه وسكنت معهم لفترة شهر تقريبا
— Mohammad Al Jassem
“No more war, be it weapons, money, religion or fear. No more war, no more refugees.”
— S S
