Hamama
Hamama (Arabic: حمامة; also known in Byzantine times as Peleia) was a Palestinian town of over 5,000 inhabitants that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It was located 24 kilometers north of Gaza. It was continuously inhabited from the Mamluk period (in the 13th century) until 1948.
Hamama
حمامة Hamameh | |
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People of Hamama with governor Aref al Aref and Julian Asquith, in 1943 | |
| Etymology: "dove" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Hamama (click the buttons) | |
Hamama Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°41′35″N 34°35′32″E | |
| Palestine grid | 111/122 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | 4 November 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41,366 dunams (41.4 km2 or 16.0 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 5,070 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Nitzanim, Beit Ezra, Eshkolot |
its ruins are today in the north of the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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