Tuffah, Gaza City

#7 among attractions in Gaza City

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Tuffah is a district of Gaza City, located northeast of the Old City and is divided into eastern and western halves. 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. Tuffah was situated in the northeastern section of the Old City. The local pronunciation of the district's name is at-tuffen. ()

Coordinates: 31°30'57"N, 34°28'9"E

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Tuffah – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gold Market, Qasr al-Basha, Sayed al-Hashim Mosque, Church of Saint Porphyrius.

0.9 miS
Shopping, Market
Gold Market, Gaza Strip
24 min walk • The Gold Market is a narrow covered passageway located in the old quarter of Gaza; it is both a center for trading and buying gold, and location for foreign exchange.
0.8 miS
Museum
Qasr al-Basha, Gaza Strip
21 min walk • Qasr al-Basha, also known as Radwan Castle and Napoleon's Fort, was formerly a large palace, and now a two-floored girls' school and museum, situated in the Old City of Gaza. It served as a seat of power in the Mamluk and Ottoman periods and as a police station under the British Mandate.
0.6 miSW
Mosque
Sayed al-Hashim Mosque, Gaza Strip
17 min walk • The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque is one of the largest and oldest mosques in Gaza, located in the ad-Darrāj Quarter of the Old City, off of al-Wehda Street.
1 miSW
Church
Church of Saint Porphyrius, Gaza Strip
25 min walk • The Church of Saint Porphyrius is the Orthodox Christian church of Gaza, and the oldest active church in the city. Located in the Zaytun Quarter of the Old City, it is named after the 5th century bishop of Gaza, Saint Porphyrius, whose tomb is situated in the northeastern corner of the church.
1.6 miNE
Area
Jabalia, Gaza Strip
40 min walk • Jabalia also Jabalya is a Palestinian city located 4 kilometers north of Gaza City. It is under the jurisdiction of the North Gaza Governorate, in the Gaza Strip.
1 miS
Mosque
Great Mosque of Gaza, Gaza Strip
27 min walk • The Great Mosque of Gaza also known as the Great Omari Mosque is the largest and oldest mosque in the Gaza Strip, located in Gaza's old city.
1 miS
Mosque
Mahkamah Mosque, Gaza Strip
25 min walk • The Mahkamah Mosque is a congregational mosque and madrasa, built in 1455. It was destroyed by Israeli bombing during the attack on Gaza in 2014.
0.8 miE
Cemetery
Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza Strip
21 min walk • The Commonwealth Gaza War Cemetery, often referred to as the British War Cemetery, is a cemetery administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the Salah al-Din Road in Gaza City's Tuffah district. The cemetery is 1.5 km in size.
0.9 miSW
Mosque
Katib al-Wilaya Mosque, Gaza Strip
24 min walk • Katib al-Wilaya Mosque or Welayat Mosque is a small historic mosque located along Omar Mukhtar Street in Gaza City in the Zaytun Quarter of the Old City. The mosque was built by the Burji Mamluks in 1432, however, the structure could date further back to 1344.
1.1 miNW
Church
Holy Family Church, Gaza Strip
30 min walk • The Holy Family Church It is the only Latin Catholic parish in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip in the Palestinian Territories. His pastor since 2012 is Father Jorge Hernández of the Congregation of the Incarnate Word, assisted by a vicar also the same institution.
1 miNW
Square
Palestine Square, Gaza Strip
27 min walk • Palestine Square or Midan Falasteen is a city square in central Gaza in between Jamal Abdel Nasser Street and Omar Mukhtar Street. It is the location of a bus station, a taxi station, a fruit market, a hospital, and dozens of small shops and vendors. Gaza's municipal headquarters is also located in the square.

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Which popular attractions are close to Tuffah?

Nearby attractions include Aybaki Mosque, Gaza Strip (14 min walk), Sayed al-Hashim Mosque, Gaza Strip (17 min walk), Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza Strip (21 min walk), Qasr al-Basha, Gaza Strip (21 min walk).