al-Jammama

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al-Jammama
Arabic	الجمامه
Also Spelled	al-Jamama
District	Beersheba
Population
Jurisdiction	dunams
Date of depopulation	May 22, 1948
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Jewish forces
Current localities	Ruhama

al-Jammama (Arabic: الجمامه) is a former Palestinian village located in the Naqab Desert 30km west of the city of Beersheba. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War it was captured by Israel's Negev and Giv'ati brigades on May 22, 1948.