Tel al-Hawa

Tel al-Hawa
تل الهوا
Neighborhood
Tel al-Islam
Tel al-Hawa during the Israeli bombing of Al-Quds Hospital, January 19, 2009
Interactive map of Tel al-Hawa
Coordinates: 31°30′30.97″N 34°26′4.5″E / 31.5086028°N 34.434583°E / 31.5086028; 34.434583
CountryPalestine
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. Incorporated by the Palestinian National Authority in the late 1990s, Tel al-Hawa is one of the more affluent areas of the city. It contains the Islamic University in Gaza and the Interior Ministry of the Gaza government.