Hamam al-Sammara

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. It was situated 3 meters (9.8 ft) below street level.^[1] It was owned by Salim Abdullah al-Wazeer.^[2] The bathhouse was destroyed by airstrike from Israeli forces in December 2023; at the time it was the only active hammam in Gaza.^[3]

^ El-Haddad, Laila Hammat al-Sammara/Hammam es-Samara/Sammara Public Baths Archived 2011-09-07 at the Wayback Machine This Week in Palestine. December 2006.
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[TWP-1] El-Haddad, Laila Hammat al-Sammara/Hammam es-Samara/Sammara Public Baths Archived 2011-09-07 at the Wayback Machine This Week in Palestine. December 2006.

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