Jaffa Port

Jaffa Port is an ancient port situated on the Mediterranean Sea. It is located in within , , . Archaelogical finds and mentions of the port dating back to close to 4000 years indicate that it may be one of the oldest ports in the area.
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  • Type: Station
  • Description: maritime facility in Israel
  • Also known as: “Jaffa Harbour”, “Nemal Yafo”, “Port of Jaffa”, and “Yafo Port”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Jaffa Light and Illana Gur Museum.

Lighthouse
Photo: CaptainHaddock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lighthouse in , , .

Museum
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The Ilana Goor Museum, or the Ilana Goor Residence and…

Theater building
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Na Laga'at is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by Adina Tal and Eran Gur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old City of Jaffa and Ajami.

Neighborhood
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Old Jaffa is the oldest neighborhood in .

Neighborhood
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is a predominantly Arab neighborhood in Tel…

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, also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English…

Jaffa Port

Latitude
32.05399° or 32° 3′ 14″ north
Longitude
34.75027° or 34° 45′ 1″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8G4P3Q32+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1147284797
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­ferry_terminal
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Geo­Names ID
293252
Wiki­data ID
Q2911475
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Jaffa Port” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميناء يافا”
  • Armenian: “Յաֆֆայի նավահանգիստ”
  • Asturian: “Puertu de Jaffa”
  • Catalan: “port de Jafa”
  • Catalan: “Port de Jafa”
  • Chinese: “雅法港”
  • Esperanto: “Haveno de Jafo”
  • French: “port de Jaffa”
  • French: “Port de Jaffa”
  • Hebrew: “נמל יפו”
  • Ladino: “Puerto de Jaffa”
  • Russian: “Порт Яффо”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Jaffa”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Old Jaffa, Jaffa Port and Suk A-Dir.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: House of Simon the Tanner and Libian immigrants Synagogue.

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