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How large was the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation?
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The Warsaw Ghetto, which comprised the city’s old Jewish quarter, covered an area of 840 acres (340 hectares).12
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, this district was enclosed by a brick wall that stood 10 feet (3 meters) high and stretched 11 miles (18 km) in length. By the summer of 1942, the Nazis had forced nearly half a million people into this confined space, leading to extreme overcrowding where residents were often packed at a rate of nine people per room.12