| Tuffah | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
| Official Name: | At-Tuffah |
| Pushpin Map: | Palestine Gaza |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Gaza Strip |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gaza Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gaza |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 31.5159°N 34.4693°W |
Tuffah (ar|التفاح, literally: "the Apple") is one of four quarters of the Old City of Gaza,[1] located in the northeast, and is divided into eastern and western halves.[2] Prior to its expansion and the demolition of the Old City's walls, Tuffah was one of the three walled quarters of Gaza, the other two being al-Daraj and Zeitoun.[3] The local pronunciation of the district's name is at-tuffen.[4]
Tuffah has existed since early Mamluk rule in Gaza in the 13th century. The southern part of Tuffah was called "ad-Dabbaghah". According to Ottoman tax records in the late 16th century, it was a small neighborhood containing 57 households. The ad-Dabbaghah neighborhood contained Gaza's slaughterhouse and tanners' facilities during the Ottoman era (1517-1917). The northern subdivision of Tuffah was called "Bani Amir."[4]
The 14th-century Ibn Marwan Mosque is located in the district as is the 13th-century Aybaki Mosque.[5] Home to the British War Cemetery, Tuffah also contains a public library and a number of Palestinian Red Crescent-run schools.[6]
During the Gaza genocide, the neighborhood was subjected to heavy Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes; multiple Palestinian journalists were also killed in targeted airstrikes in the area.[7] [8] The quarter's residents were subject to forced displacement by the Israeli military in August 2024.[9]
The Israeli Air Force bombed at least two schools in the neighborhood.[10]
