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Jaffa

Description: Jaffa ( Hebrew:יָפוֹ), is an ancient port city located in south Tel Aviv, Israel on the ... more

Jaffa ... Mediterranean Sea. It is mentioned four times in the Hebrew Bible, as one of the cities given to the Tribe of Dan (Book of Joshua 19:46), as port-of-entry for the cedars of Lebanon for Solomon's Temple (2 Chronicles 2:16), as the place whence the prophet Jonah embarked for Tarshish (Book of Jonah 1:3) and as port-of-entry for the cedars of Lebanon for the Second Temple of Jerusalem (Book of Ezra 3:7). It was also an important city in the Arab Middle East. During the Crusades, it was the County of Jaffa, a stronghold of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Newest Review: ... was once a major port and was originally settled by Japeth, one of Noah's sons. Jaffa is very easy to walk to, simply follow the coast in a southerly direction. You'll know when you get there. I actually stayed New Yaffo, an area easily visited from Tel Aviv on bus 75 amongst other possibilities. It's also rather close (20 minutes by foot) to the main bus station in Tel Aviv. A large ... more

... bustling boulevard with grass and palm trees seperating each side of the road, marks the center. Just behind the large clock tower at the entrance to the city (where wireless is particularly strong!) is a flea market where you can find everything from food t...more

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Jaffa: Japheth wasn't an apeth! (291 words)
by - written on 03/01/09 (Very useful, 49 readings)
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Whilst rowdy party city Tel Aviv makes all the noise, the much older Jaffa lives a quiet life as a neighbour which is mostly visited in the daytime by a handful of tourists. Whilst Tel Aviv's population is mostly Jewish, Jaffa's (Yaffo in hebrew) is quite mixed. Jaffa is quite mixed and Old Jaffa which has a beautiful sea-front fort and lots of little cobbled alleyways trailing up a hill leading to a picturesque square and garden is mostly Arab. From the panoramic points at the top of the hill, you get an amazingly superb view of the Tel Aviv coastline. During my visit in December 2008, there was a huge amount of work going on along the sea front, ... Read the complete review

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by - written on 06/07/00
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Jaffa: Stink and Beauty (537 words)
by - written on 30/06/00 (Very useful, 27 readings)
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Jaffa is a city of contradictions. Being one of a very few towns in Israel there Arabs and Jews actually live together, it has an exotic flavour of mixed cultures. And unlike Tel-Aviv which is ever pretending to be that it's not (mainly a bustling European metropolis), it is genuinely authentic. What will strike you most when you enter Jaffa (the best way to do it, is just to walk or ride along the Tel-Aviv boardwalk straight onto Jaffa's main street) is the astounding poverty of everything around you. Despite countless visits I never really got used to the transition from the glitter of Tel-Aviv beach-facing slivers to the next door slums. BUT, ... Read the complete review