There are eight refugee camps across the KRI;140 Duhok’s largest camp, Domiz, is home to
over 50,000141 refugees from Syria (a number significantly higher than the planned capacity
of 38,135 people, leading to overcrowding).142 Research has found that ‘refugees [from
Syria] in camps are better off than those in non-camp settings, particularly with regards to
access to food, education, registration and employment.’143 This is in part due to the Kurdish
Regional Government’s stipulation that humanitarian assistance should be concentrated in
the camps.144