Hammam Chott

Hammam Chott (Arabic: حَمَّام الشَّطّ, romanized: Ḥammām Aš-Šaṭṭ; IPA: [ħam.maːm aʃ.ʃatˤtˤ]) 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.

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

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