Hammam Chott

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Hammam Chott
Commune and town
Hammam Chott
Hammam Chott
Coordinates: 36°43′18″N 10°21′30″E / 36.72167°N 10.35833°E / 36.72167; 10.35833
Country	Tunisia
Governorate	Ben Arous Governorate
Population  (2022)
• Total	37,236
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Hammam Chott is a town and commune in the Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. It is located 20 kilometers from the capital, Tunis, in the southern suburbs. It is a seaside resort town.

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) had its headquarters in Hammam Chott before an Israeli bombing attack in 1985.^[1]

On 1 October 1985, the PLO headquarters in Hammam Chott was bombed and destroyed by the Israeli Air Force in Operation Wooden Leg.

Chott in Arabic means "beach" which is appropriate due to Hammam Chott's location on the Gulf of Tunis.

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