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District of Gaza
حمامه - חמאמה
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Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date November 4, 1948
Distance from district center 24 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea 25 (meters)
Map location See location number #13 on the map
Israeli military operation Third stage of the Israeli army's Operation Yo'av.
Israeli attacking brigade Giva'ti Brigade
Defenders Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis		 The village was completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis		 Hamama inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 26,855
Jewish 1,693
Public 12,818
Total 41,366
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus 961 395
Irrigated & Plantation 4,325 134
Planted W/ Cereal 27,726 1,164
Built up 167 0
Cultivable 33,012 1,693
Non-Cultivable 6,494 0
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1596 462
1922 2,731
1931 3,405
1945 5,070 (60 Jewish)
1948 5,812
Est. Refugees 1998 35,689
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 865
1948 1476
Town's name through history During Byzantine period Hamama was known by Peleia.
Schools Hamama had two elementary schools:- the 1st was a school for boys which was founded in 1921, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 338 boys; and the 2nd school was for girls which was founded in 1946 and it had enrollment of 46 girls.
Local council The village had council which administered its local affairs.
Religious institutions One mosque
Archeological sites The village contained Khirbat Khawr al-Bayk and Khirbat Shaykh 'Awad.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Nitzanim, Nitzanim-Kefar ha-No'ar, Beyt 'Ezra, & Eshkolot
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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"No traces of village houses or landmarks remain"

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Display Name Clan/Hamolah Country of Residence
Basil Ezzeddin أبو عرقوب -
النورس المهاجر عزام -
Reem Owda بني كلاب , ال أبوعودة Gaza , Palestine
ALI Shehada شحادة -
MHMD-MUH - -
Wesam Izzeddin Abo Arqoub Abha, Saudi Arabia
ايمن ابو فول كلالبه السعوديه
مروان حرب - الجزائر
محمد الحجة الحجه جـــده, جده
الحجه - Jeddah, KSA
جمال علي محمد عبدالباري عبدالباري جدة- السعودية, السعودية
ابو صفيه الشوام جده
احمد عبدالباري - جده, السعوديه
Mohamed Abou samaan al omari vienna, austria
Samer Kabar - -
الهباش الهباش جدة, السعودية
اسامه عبد الباري عبد الباري غزه , فلسطين
Moneer ELalawi ELALAWI- Vic, Australia
al3sqlne - خانيونس
ايمن مقداد مقداد -
MOHAMMAD ABUFOUL kalalbah -
محمد محيسن - -
salah eldanaf eldanaf -
نبيل محمد عاشور محيسن محيسن مكة/المملكة العربية السعودية, مكة/المملكة العربية السعودية
TAMER ABDEBARI عبدالباري -
اسماعيل دحلان دحلان الرياض, السعودية
أحمد سعيد مقداد مقداد الرياض, السعودية
searcher alnajjar gaza, palestine
راويه الخواجه الخواجه -
معتصم مقداد مقداد الوكرة, قطر
نادر hgpskd riyadh, saudi arabia
أحمد شحادة شحـــــادة غــزة, فلسطيـن
hamouda حمودة دبي, الامارات
Khaled Eissa Abu-Arquob Gaza Strip, Palestine
العمري Alomary Manchester, UK
Monther Abusultan Abu Sultan MT, USA
Moh'd Kalalba Slovakia EU
Muhannad AboSultan AboSultan Slovakia
Mohd_Miqdad hamama Jordan, Jordan
ali miqdad - amman, jordan
Bader Elshareif Shareif/Khawaja -
Abu Riala Aburiala gaza, Palestine
gehan alkoka egypt
Eyad Radwan - Tayef, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed dahman abusultan abualwalid sweden, sweden
ALI ALKOKA KALALBEH TN, USA
nidal awad -
Islam Inshassi inshassi amman, Palestine
Obai Radwan Radwan Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ayman Abu-Nabhan Kalaleba Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Kaoud - -
ALI LARKEM - ALGERIA, ALGERIA
Hatem Ezz Eddin Abu-Arqoub Abha, KSA
Ahmed Abu Safia Shwam Quebec, Canada
Hassan Shaaban Abu Sultan Abu Sultan Gaza, Palestine
Yaser Ezz Eddin Abu Arqoub Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abu Saleh Shehada Egypt, Egypt
muhdi Enshassi -
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