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Hamam al-Sammara

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Hamam as Sammara 1920s
Hamam as Sammara 1920s

Hamam al-Sammara (Arabic: حمام السمرا, also spelled Hamaam as-Sumara; transliteration: "the Bath of the Samaritans" or "the Brown Bath") was a hammam (traditional public bathhouse) in the Zeitoun Quarter of the Old City of Gaza, Palestine. It was situated 3 meters (9.8 ft) below street level. It was owned by Salim Abdullah al-Wazeer. The bathhouse was destroyed by airstrike from Israeli forces in December 2023; at the time it was the only active hammam in Gaza.

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Hamam al-Sammara
Al-Awameed, Gaza Gaza Old City

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Al-Awameed
888 Gaza, Gaza Old City
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