The population of 20, 000 doubled overnight when residents of the neighboring camp, Nahr al-Bared - under siege by the Lebanese army - fled their homes and moved in here.

NPR: Lebanon Standoff Highlights Refugees' Plight

When the Ottoman troops laid siege on Vienna, he volunteered to sneak through the enemy camp and persuade the Polish army to rescue the imperial city.

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