Hammam Chott is a town and commune in the
Ben Arous Governorate
Ben Arous Governorate ( ' ) is one of the twenty-four governorates of Tunisia. It is in the north-east of Tunisia and adjoins smaller Tunis Governorate. It covers an area of 761 km² and had a population of 712,172 as at the 2019 census. ,
Tunisia
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. It is located 20
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from the capital,
Tunis
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, in the southern suburbs. It is a seaside resort town.
The
Palestine Liberation Organization
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO; ar, منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية, ') is a Palestinian nationalism, Palestinian nationalist political and militant organization founded in 1964 with the initial purpose of establ ...
(PLO) had its headquarters in Hammam Chott before an Israeli bombing attack in 1985.
On 1 October 1985, the PLO headquarters in Hammam Chott was bombed and destroyed by the
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...
in
Operation Wooden Leg
Operation "Wooden Leg" ( he, מבצע רגל עץ, ''Mivtza Regel Etz'') was an attack by Israel on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) headquarters in Hammam Chott, near Tunis, Tunisia, on October 1, 1985. With a target 1,280 miles (2,0 ...
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Origin of name
Chott in Arabic means "beach" which is appropriate due to Hammam Chott's location on the Gulf of Tunis.
See also
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List of cities in Tunisia
This is the list of 350 cities and towns in Tunisia. In the list by governorate, capitals are shown in bold.
List of most-populated cities
List of municipalities by governorate
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*List of cities by country
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References
Populated places in Ben Arous Governorate
Communes of Tunisia
Seaside resorts in Tunisia
Tunisia geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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