| al-Jalama | |
| Arabic | الجلمة |
| District | Haifa |
| Coordinates | 32°43′24.25″N 35°05′18.52″E / 32.7234028°N 35.0884778°ECoordinates: 32°43′24.25″N 35°05′18.52″E / 32.7234028°N 35.0884778°E |
| Population | |
| Area | 7713[1] dunums |
| Date of depopulation | |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | |
Al-Jalama (Arabic: الجلمة) was a Palestinian village about 14 kilometres south-east of Haifa. It was depopulated in 1948.
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The village was situated just above Khirbat Asafna. Excavations between 1964 and 1971 showed that the site had been occupied intermittently from the first to the fourth century A.D.[2]
In the British Mandate of Palestine- period, the village was classified as a hamlet in the Palestine Index Gazetteer.[1]
The Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi described the village in 1992: "A military camp occupies the area, which is covered by eucalyptus trees."[1]
In 1948, Al-Jalama was depopulated.
Israel currently operates a notorious children's prison at Al-Jalama.[3]
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