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Mobile clinics offer a flexible solution to meet the urgent healthcare needs of displaced communities. This study aims to develop a comprehensive evaluation framework for the optimal location selection of mobile clinics, integrating fuzzy multi\u2010criteria decision\u2010making approaches, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and multi\u2010scenario planning. We conducted surveys with 37 medical NGOs actively engaged in the Syrian health sector to identify key criteria for mobile clinic locations. Using the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F\u2010AHP), we weighted these criteria based on their importance. Spatial analysis with GIS provided a visual assessment of each potential location against these criteria, creating risk maps to guide decision\u2010making. We applied the fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to evaluate and rank 51 candidate locations. 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