Jaffa Port
Jaffa Port is an ancient port situated on the Mediterranean Sea. It is located in Old Jaffa within Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. The port serves as a fishing harbour, a yacht harbour, and as a tourist destination.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Noam.armonn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: maritime facility in Israel
- Also known as: “Jaffa Harbour”, “Nemal Yafo”, “Port of Jaffa”, and “Yafo Port”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Na lag’at (Please to touch) and Jaffa Light.
Na lag’at (Please to touch)
Theater building
Photo: Talsab87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Na Laga'at is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by Adina Tal and Eran Gur. It is first ensemble of its kind in the world whose actors are all deafblind.
Jaffa Light
Lighthouse
Photo: CaptainHaddock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jaffa Light is a lighthouse in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel. It is located on a hilltop above the old Jaffa Port, in the historical part of the city. It operated between 1865 and 1966, although now deactivated it is still used as a daylight navigation aid.
Illana Gur Museum
Museum
Photo: Ilanagoormuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ilana Goor Museum, or the Ilana Goor Residence and Museum, is an Israeli museum situated in the historical part of Jaffa, the Mediterranean port town south of Tel Aviv.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old City of Jaffa and Ajami.
Old City of Jaffa
Neighborhood
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Jaffa is the oldest neighborhood in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. It is one of Israel's main tourist attractions, with art galleries, restaurants, theaters, museums, and nightclubs.
Ajami
Neighborhood
Ajami is a predominantly Arab neighborhood in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, situated south of Old Jaffa and north of the Jabaliyya neighborhood on the Mediterranean Sea.
Jaffa
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Jaffa Port
- Categories: ancient port and tourism
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.05311° or 32° 3′ 11″ northLongitude
34.7497° or 34° 44′ 59″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
8G4P3P3X+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 12616515609OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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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”
- Catalan: “port de Jaffa”
- Chinese: “雅法港”
- Esperanto: “Haveno de Jafo”
- French: “port de Jaffa”
- French: “Port de Jaffa”
- Hebrew: “נמל יפו”
- Ladino: “Puerto de Jaffa”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Jaffa”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include מרחקים מנמל יפו and House of Simon the Tanner.
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