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 and the southern of , about 12 km south of , bounded by the kibbutz of 2 km to the east, and the kibbutz of Kisufim 6 km to the west, and is 9 km east of the Mediterranean coast.
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  • 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.

Military installation
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is a military installation, which is situated 2½ km south of Tell Jemmeh.

Memorial
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The 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 in the of , where the festival took place on October 6–7, 2023. is situated 2½ km northeast of Tell Jemmeh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Re’im and Kissufim.

Village
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Re'im is a secular kibbutz in southern Israel, and one of the Gaza vicinity villages. Located at the confluence of Besor Stream and in the north-western desert, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the northwestern desert in . Located adjacent to the at an altitude of 92 m above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 356. is situated 4½ km west of Tell Jemmeh.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the western desert, and also in the Gaza envelope in . It falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. is situated 6 km southwest of Tell Jemmeh.

Tell Jemmeh

Latitude
31.38739° or 31° 23′ 15″ north
Longitude
34.44528° or 34° 26′ 43″ east
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
8G3P9CPW+X4
Geo­Names ID
293380
Wiki­data ID
Q1301002
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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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