Syrian refugee camp in Jordan

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Syrian refugees, originally from Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Tents of Zaatari camp in Jordan for Syrian refugee. Up to 5 persons can live in one tent.

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One of the alleys of Zaatari camp.

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Zaatar camp is constructed in the middle of the desert in Northern Jordan near the Syrian border.

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One of the 2,000 UNHCR tents in Zaatari camp.

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One of the UNHCR tents in Zaatari camp.

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Syrian refugees walking in Zaatari camp.

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Syrian child from Homs, Syria. He and his parents arrived the day before in the camp.

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Some water stations have been installed in the camp.

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During the day, syrian refugees try to find shadow and coolness under this huge tent at the entrance of Zaatari camp.

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Syrian refugees on a truck in Zaatari camp.

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A young Syrian refugee carrying water in Zaatari camp.

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Syrian refugees in Zaatari camp. Most of them come from Deraa, Homs and Damas.

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Young Syrian refugees walking to the water station in Zaatari camp.

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Tents in Zaatari camp.

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Zaatari camp stands in the middle of the desert in Northern Jordan. Sand storms and dust everywhere.It's sometimes difficult to breathe.

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Jordan and the UN inaugurated the Zaatari camp, a collection of some 2,000 tents on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Mafraq with the capacity to house some 10,000 persons, designed with an expandable capacity of over 113,000 people.

Officials say the camps come as a bid to relieve the stress that the growing refugee population is placing on Jordan, with the presence of over 140,000 Syrians