[1] Although the camp was established in 1948, most of its residents came from Quneitra Governorate after 1967, when the Golan Heights were occupied by Israel.

[1][2] Qabr Essit camp was established on an area of 0.02 square kilometres in 1948, but the majority of the residents came in 1967.

Most had originally fled to the Golan Heights in 1948 from nearby villages in northern Palestine.

[1] Displacement, unemployment, inflation, protection and security risks are big problems for the residents in the camp.

The sewage system is outdated and needs to be upgraded in order to cope with the demands of the camps population.