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'''Tuffah''' ({{langx|ar|التفاح}}, literally: "the Apple") is one of four quarters of the [[Old City of Gaza]],<ref>Butt, 1995, p.9.</ref> located in the northeast, and is divided into eastern and western halves.<ref>Sheehan, 1999, pp. 428-429.</ref> 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 Quarter|Zeitoun]].<ref name=Sharon>{{cite book |title=Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae|chapter=Gaza |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P2LtyFVNJmcC |first1=Moshe |last1=Sharon |author-link=Moshe Sharon |year=2009 |volume=4 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-17085-8|pages=28–30|quote=The old city of Gaza, where all the remnants of the ancient, medieval and early Ottoman city are found, is divided into four quarters, a few of which are subdivided. Three of these quarters (at-Tuffäh, ad-Daraj, and az-Zaytun) were within the walls of the ancient city. The southeastern quarter, as-Saja'iyyah, developed later than the others, mainly outside these walls… The four quarters of the city are as follows: in the northeast (generally, north): Hãrat (or Hayy) at-Tuffäh (the "Apple Quarter”)… The Southern part of this quarter is called ad-Dabbäghah (not as-Sabbäghah) the tanners' neighbourhood situated in the area of the slaughter house during the Ottoman period…}}</ref> The local pronunciation of the district's name is ''at-tuffen''.<ref name="Sharon29">Sharon, 2009, p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=P2LtyFVNJmcC&pg=PA29 29]</ref>

Tuffah has existed since early [[Bahri dynasty|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 Empire|Ottoman]] era (1517-1917). The northern subdivision of Tuffah was called "Bani Amir."<ref name="Sharon29"/>

The 14th-century [[Ibn Marwan Mosque]] is located in the district as is the 13th-century [[Aybaki Mosque]].<ref>Shahin, p. 438.</ref> Home to the [[Gaza War Cemetery|British War Cemetery]], Tuffah also contains a public library and a number of [[Palestinian Red Crescent]]-run schools.<ref>[http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/programs/polisci/faculty/rexb/directory/ngos/educate.html Education in Gaza] Department of Political Science, McGill University.</ref>

the neighborhood was subjected to heavy Israeli artillery fire and airstrikes; multiple Palestinian journalists were also killed in targeted airstrikes in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israeli strikes on Gaza schools kill 15 amid renewed evacuation orders |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/8/israeli-strikes-on-gaza-schools-kill-15-amid-renewed-evacuation-orders |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-11-09 |title=Three Palestinian Journalists Killed in 24 Hours - Massacre in Al-Tuffah |url=https://www.palestinechronicle.com/three-palestinian-journalists-killed-in-24-hours-massacre-in-al-tuffah/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Palestine Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref> The quarter's residents were subject to forced displacement by the Israeli military in August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-08 |title=Thousands of Palestinians flee fighting in Gaza City, mediators push for truce deal |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240708-palestinians-flee-battles-as-mediators-push-for-truce-deal |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>

The Israeli Air Force bombed at least two schools in the neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web |title=At least 15 killed in Israeli airstrikes on 2 schools sheltering displaced Gazans |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/at-least-15-killed-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-2-schools-sheltering-displaced-gazans/3298839 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>

== See also==
* [[Gaza Al-Furqan Mosque]]
* [[Erez Crossing]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==Bibliography==
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*{{Cite book|title=Life at the Crossroads: A History of Gaza|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WnttAAAAMAAJ&q=Butt+Radwan+Daraj|first1=Gerald|last1=Butt|year=1995|publisher=Rimal Publications|isbn=1-900269-03-1}}
*{{cite book|title=Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, G |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=P2LtyFVNJmcC |first1=M.|last1=Sharon|author-link1=Moshe Sharon|year=2009|volume =4| publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-17085-8}}
*{{Cite book|title=Palestine: A Guide|first=Mariam|last=Shahin|publisher=Interlink Books|year=2005|isbn=1-56656-557-X|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/palestine00mari}}
*{{Cite book|title=Israel Handbook: With the Palestinian Authority Areas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q0suiJ7Gj1QC&dq=Great+Mosque+of+Gaza+Mamluk&pg=PA429|first1=Sean|last1=Sheehan|year=2000|publisher=Footprint Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-900949-48-4}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8381 SWP map 19], IAA
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.19.jpg SWP map 19], Wikimedia commons
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