Tell Jemmeh
Tell Jemmeh or Tell Gemmeh, also known in Hebrew as Tel Gamma or Tel Re'im, is a prominent mound, or tell, located in the region of the northwestern Negev and the southern coastal plain of Israel, about 12 km south of Gaza, bounded by the kibbutz of Re'im 2 km to the east, and the kibbutz of Kisufim 6 km to the west, and is 9 km east of the Mediterranean coast.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Israel
- Also known as: “Tel Gama”, “Tel Gema”, “Tell Gerar”, and “Tell Jimmeh-Gerar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Re’im base and Nova Festival Victims Memorial.
Re’im base
Military installation
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Re’im base is a military installation, which is situated 2½ km south of Tell Jemmeh.
Nova Festival Victims Memorial
Memorial
Photo: היידן, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nova Festival Victims Memorial is a monument commemorating the victims of the Nova music festival massacre during the October 7 attacks. It is located in the Re'im parking lot near Re'im in the Southern District of Israel, where the festival took place on October 6–7, 2023. Nova Festival Victims Memorial is situated 2½ km northeast of Tell Jemmeh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Re’im and Kissufim.
Re’im
Village
Re'im is a secular kibbutz in southern Israel, and one of the Gaza vicinity villages. Located at the confluence of Besor Stream and Gerar Stream in the north-western Negev desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council.
Kissufim
Village
Photo: Coolkof, Public domain.
Kissufim is a kibbutz in the northwestern Negev desert in Israel. Located adjacent to the Gaza Strip at an altitude of 92 m above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 343. Kissufim is situated 4½ km west of Tell Jemmeh.
Ein HaShlosha
Village
Ein HaShlosha is a kibbutz in the western Negev desert, and also in the Gaza envelope in Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. Ein HaShlosha is situated 6 km southwest of Tell Jemmeh.
Tell Jemmeh
- Categories: tell, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Tell Jemmeh” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل جمه”
- Cebuano: “Tel Gamma”
- French: “Tel Gamma”
- German: “Tell Jemmeh”
- Hebrew: “תַל גַ‘מַה”
- Hebrew: “תל גמה”
- Hebrew: “תל שפע”
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