Hamam al-Sammara

Hamam as-Sammara in late 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. 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]

  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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PAPP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "1,000-year-old Hamam al-Sammara destroyed by Israeli bombing in Gaza".