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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- quarter
- Official name
- يافا
- Country
- Israel
- Located in
- Tel Aviv
- Population
- 66310
- Area
- 17510
- Capital of
- County of Jaffa and Ascalon
- Location
- Tel Aviv
- Image
- Israel-2013-Jaffa 01.jpg
- Significant event
- Siege of Jaffa
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- Commons category
- Jaffa
- category for people born here
- Q18664726
- topic's main category
- Category:Jaffa
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Jaffa
- category for people who died here
- Q32225593
- P8168
- Emil Eichhorn
- P12749
- Cherokee
- native label
- يافا
- time of earliest written record
- 1400-00-00
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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.
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