Tel al-Hawa

Tel al-Hawa
تل الهوا
Neighborhood
Tel al-Islam
Tel al-Hawa is located in Gaza Strip
Tel al-Hawa
Tel al-Hawa
Location in Gaza Strip
Coordinates: 31°30′30.97″N 34°26′4.5″E / 31.5086028°N 34.434583°E / 31.5086028; 34.434583
Region Palestine
GovernorateGaza Governorate
CityGaza
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Tel al-Hawa (Arabic: تل الهوا, "Hill of the Wind") is a neighborhood in the southern part of the Palestinian city of Gaza. Founded by the Palestinian National Authority in the late 1990s, Tel al-Hawa is one of the more affluent areas of the city.[1] It contains the Islamic University in Gaza and the Interior Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ma'an was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gaza air campaign 'a first stage' BBC News. 2009-01-02.