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Jaffa

Also known as Yafo, Yafa, Japho, Joppa

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Jaffa is a city and quarter located in Tel Aviv, Israel. It has at various times been part of the Ottoman Empire, Mandatory Palestine, and Israel. The area has a population of 66,310 and covers an area of 17,510. The earliest written record of the place dates to 1400 BCE. Jaffa served as the capital of the County of Jaffa and Ascalon.

Notable events associated with the location include the 1921 Jaffa riots, the Siege of Jaffa, and slighting. The site sits at an elevation of 25 meters. Its official names are יפו and يافا.

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Place details

Locality: תל־אביב–יפו
Region: מחוז תל אביב
Country: ישראל
Population: 100,000
Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem

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PM10: 25.3 µg/m³

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Travel guide

Understand

Jaffa is the most ancient city center and port within the Tel Aviv region. Before the new Jewish city of Tel Aviv was founded in 1908 in the sand dunes north of Jaffa, Jaffa was the main settlement for Arabs, Jews and the various waves of occupiers (Turks, British, etc.). Today, Jaffa is a southern suburb of Tel Aviv, and the main concentration of Arab population in the Tel Aviv area. Like other nearby areas, it is beginning to undergo gentrification from downtown Tel Aviv.

Get around

The interesting sites in Jaffa are very close together, and walking is the best way to get between them.

Do

Tourists flock to Jaffa mainly to wander around and enjoy the picturesque views and the local food joints and hunt for bargains in the shops and markets. If you would like to understand the history and significance of particular places in Jaffa better, a guided tour may be a good idea.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

~58 min read

Encyclopedic overview

50 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Early Bronze Age
Middle Bronze Age
Late Bronze Age
Egyptian period
Iron Age
Iron II
Assyrian period
Persian period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
Byzantine period
Early Islamic period
Crusader and Ayyubid periods
Mamluk period
Ottoman period
16th–18th centuries
Napoleon (1799)
19th century
1900–1914
Late Ottoman-period economy
Late Ottoman agriculture; Jaffa oranges
First World War
British Mandate
1920s: conflict and development
1930s: Arab revolt (1936–39)
1940–47: WWII; frictions
1948 war
State of Israel
Gradual annexation into Tel Aviv
Urban development
Demography
Landmarks
Churches and monasteries
Mosques
Archaeology
Education
Local governance, politics
Socioeconomic and political problems
Transportation
Ottoman station, now leisure venue
Bus and tramway (light rail)
Railway
In popular culture
Notable residents
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Jaffa (, ; , ), also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part. The city sits atop a naturally elevated outcrop on the Mediterranean coastline.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jaffa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.