Yafa an-Naseriyye

Yafa an-Naseriyye is an Arab town in Israel. It forms part of the metropolitan area of , also an Arab locality. Declared a local council in 1960, it had a population of 18,837 in 2024, approximately 80.7% of whom were Muslim and 19.3% Christian.
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  • Type: Town with 18,900 residents
  • Description: Arab village in Israel
  • Also known as: “Kfar Yafia”, “Yafa”, “Yāfā”, “Yafa an-Nasirah”, “Yafi‘a”, “Yafi`a”, and “Yafia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qafzeh Cave and Church of the Annunciation.

Cave
Photo: LS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, or Kedumim Cave, is a prehistoric archaeological site located at the bottom of in the of south of , .

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , sometimes also referred to as the Basilica of the Annunciation, is a Catholic church in , in northern . It is one of two claimants to the site of the Annunciation – in which angel Gabriel appeared to the Virgin Mary and announced that she would give birth to Jesus – the other being the . is situated 2½ km northeast of Yafa an-Naseriyye.

Peak
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
, also known as Mount of Precipitation, Mount of the Leap of the Lord and Mount Kedumim is located just outside the southern edge of , 2.0 km southwest of the modern city center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar HaHoresh and Nazareth.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 723.

Photo: Tiamat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in northern . It is the largest Arab city in Israel proper, having a population of 60,000, a harmonious mix of Muslims and Christians.

Village
Photo: Meraloma, CC BY 3.0.
, is a kibbutz in northern not far from . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 750. is situated 3 km southwest of Yafa an-Naseriyye.

Yafa an-Naseriyye

Latitude
32.68659° or 32° 41′ 12″ north
Longitude
35.27721° or 35° 16′ 38″ east
Population
18,900
Elevation
356 metres (1,168 feet)
Open location code
8G4QM7PG+JV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278478700
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
293254
Wiki­data ID
Q2468131
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Yafa an-Naseriyye” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يافا”
  • Arabic: “يافة الناصرة‎”
  • Arabic: “يافة الناصرة”
  • Arabic: “يفيع”
  • Arabic: “يفّيَع”
  • Czech: “Jafa an-Naserija”
  • Czech: “Yafa an-Naseriyye”
  • Czech: “Yafi”
  • French: “Yafia”
  • Hebrew: “יפא”
  • Hebrew: “יפיע נצרת”
  • Hebrew: “יפיע”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yafa an-Naseriyye”
  • Persian: “یافه الناصره”
  • Polish: “Jafa an-Naserije”
  • Polish: “Yafa an-Naseriyye”
  • Russian: “Яфия”
  • Swedish: “Jaffa vid Nasaret”
  • Swedish: “Yafa an-Naseriyye”
  • Urdu: “یفا ان-نسریے”

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