Shahma

Shahma was a Palestinian Arab village located 15 kilometers southwest of . Depopulated on the eve of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, the village lands today form part of a fenced-in area used by the Israeli Air Force.
  • Ruin
  • …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (170 feet)
  • …is also known as “Shahmah”
  • Description: village in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Tel Nof Airbase and Hertzfeld Geriatric Hospital.
, also known as Air Force Base…
3½ km west of Shahma
is a museum.
4 km west of Shahma

Villages in the Area

Discover Kidron and Yad Binyamin.
is a moshav in central .
is a community settlement in central .
is a Haredi moshav in central .
2½ km south of Shahma
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Latitude
31.81667° or 31° 49′ north
Longitude
34.81667° or 34° 49′ east
Open location code
8G3PRR88+MM
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Shahma” goes by many names.
شحمةArabic
ShahmaIndonesian
شحمهPersian
شحمہUrdu

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