| Official Name: | Jama |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Upper Carniola |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kranj |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 202 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.1971°N 14.3998°W |
| Elevation M: | 365.2 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Jama (pronounced as /sl/) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]
Jama stands above Lake Trboje—the reservoir of the Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant,[3] which was created in 1986—and the now-submerged Zarica Gorge. The gorge is composed of conglomerate rock, which was used to make millstones.[4] A cave known as Ulrich's Grotto (Slovenian: Urhov kevder) lies below the village in the former gorge. The cave is 8m (26feet) long.[5]
Jama was attested in historical sources as Luͦg in 1291, Lug in 1383, Ernluͤg in 1392, and Lueg in 1497, among other variations.[6] The historical German name (cf. Old High German luog 'cave, den') and the modern Slovene name Jama (literally, 'cave') refer to the local geography.[7]
The village church is dedicated to Saint Leonard.[8]