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Hammam Chott | |
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Commune and town | |
Hammam Chott | |
| Coordinates:36°43′18″N10°21′30″E / 36.72167°N 10.35833°E /36.72167; 10.35833 | |
| Country | |
| Governorate | Ben Arous Governorate |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 37,236 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Hammam Chott (Arabic:حَمَّام الشَّطّ,romanized: Ḥammām Aš-Šaṭṭ;IPA:[ħam.maːmaʃ.ʃatˤtˤ]) is a town and commune in theBen Arous Governorate,Tunisia. It is located 20kilometers from the capital,Tunis, in the southern suburbs. It is a seaside resort town.
ThePalestine Liberation Organization (PLO) had its headquarters in Hammam Chott before an Israeli bombing attack in 1985.[1]
On 1 October 1985, the PLO headquarters in Hammam Chott was bombed and destroyed by theIsraeli Air Force inOperation Wooden Leg.
Chott in Arabic means "beach" which is appropriate due to Hammam Chott's location on the Gulf of Tunis.