Hamama
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| Arabic | حمامة | |
| Name Meaning | "the bath" | |
| Also Spelled | Hamam | |
| District | Gaza | |
| Population | 5,070 (1945) | |
| Jurisdiction | 41,366 dunams (41.4 km²) | |
| Date of depopulation | 4 November 1948 | |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Jewish forces | |
| Current localities | Nitzanim, Beyt Ezra, Eshkolot | |
Hamama (Arabic: حمامة; also known in Byzantine times as Peleia) was a Palestinian town of 5,812 inhabitants that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.[1] It was located 24 kilometers north of Gaza, between Ashkelon and Ashdod.
Defended by the Egyptian Army, Hamama was nevertheless occupied after an assault by the Giv'ati Brigade on 4 November 1948 during Operation Yoav.[1] All of its inhabitants fled the assault, and the village structures were subsequently completely obliterated.[1]
Walid Khalidi writes of Hamama that: "No traces of village houses or landmarks remain."[1]
The Jewish localities of Nitzanim, Nitzanim-Kefar ha-No'ar, Beyt 'Ezra and Eshkolot are located on the former lands of Hamama.[1]
Mohammed Dahlan's family is originally from Hamama.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Hamama's official site
- Hamama's Forum/English
- Hamama's forum/Arabic
- Palestinian's Diaspora's Forum/arabic
