squatter camp
Unauthorized makeshift neighborhood
A squatter camp is an informal settlement where people build makeshift shelters on land they don't own or have rights to occupy.
These settlements typically lack official services like running water, electricity, or sanitation.
The term is used especially in South Africa and other parts of Africa: Thousands live in squatter camps on the outskirts of the city.
- shackCrudely built hut
- tin shackCrude metal shelter
- slumImpoverished urban district
- hutSmall crude dwelling
- favelaBrazilian informal settlement
informal settlement · rookery · shantytown · tent · land invasion · township · poverty · tent city · shelter · eviction · house · home · resilience · lean-to · makeshift homes · overcrowding · water access · land reform
squatter campplanned development
Predesigned residential or commercial area
squatter campgated community
Restricted-access residential area
upscale neighborhood · master-planned community · townhouse complex · housing estate · apartment building
squatter campaffluent neighborhood
Prosperous residential area
gated community · wealthy enclave · exclusive community · Beverly Hills
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