Al-Jalama, Haifa

This article is about the former Palestinian village in Haifa Sub-district. For other places with a similar name, see Al-Jalama.
Al-Jalama
الجلمة
Jalame Prison (Kishon Detention Center)
Jalame Prison (Kishon Detention Center)
Etymology: The hill[1]
1870s map
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modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Jalama, Haifa (click the buttons)
Al-Jalama is located in Mandatory Palestine
Al-Jalama
Al-Jalama
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°43′24″N 35°05′27″E / 32.72333°N 35.09083°E / 32.72333; 35.09083
Palestine grid158/236
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictHaifa
Area
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 • Total7,713 dunams (7.713 km2 or 2.978 sq mi)

Al-Jalama (Arabic: الجلمة) was a Palestinian village about 14 kilometres south-east of Haifa. It was depopulated in 1948.

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 109
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Khalidi167 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).