Al-Jammama

al-Jammama الجمامه al-Jamama
Village
Horses at Jemmameh during WWI
Etymology: Kh. Jemmâmeh, "the ruin of abundance, or of reservoirs"[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Jammama (click the buttons)
al-Jammama Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°29′55″N 34°41′10″E / 31.49861°N 34.68611°E / 31.49861; 34.68611
Palestine grid	120/100
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Beersheba
Date of depopulation	May 22, 1948[2]
Population  (1931)
• Total	6 (not including Bedouin inhabitants)
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Ruhama[3]

Al-Jammama (Arabic: الجمامه) was a Palestinian Arab village located in the Negev desert 30 km north west of the city of Beersheba. Its settled population was recorded as six in the 1931 census.