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”, “Yafi‘a”, “Yafi`a”, and “Yafia”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Qafzeh Cave and Church of the Annunciation.

Cave
Photo: LS, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, or Kedumim Cave, is a prehistoric…

Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
The , sometimes also… is situated 2½ km northeast of Yafa an-Naseriyye.

Peak
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
, also known as Mount of Precipitation…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar HaHoresh and Ginegar.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern .

Village
Photo: Meraloma, CC BY 3.0.
, is a kibbutz in northern not far from . is situated 3 km southwest of Yafa an-Naseriyye.

Photo: Tiamat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in northern .

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”
  • French: “Yafia”
  • Hebrew: “יפא”
  • Hebrew: “יפיע נצרת”
  • Hebrew: “יפיע”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yafa an-Naseriyye”
  • Persian: “یافه الناصره”
  • Polish: “Jafa an-Naserije”
  • Russian: “Яфия”
  • Swedish: “Jaffa vid Nasaret”
  • Urdu: “یفا ان-نسریے”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: الكروم and Armon HaAgmon.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Omer El-Muktahr Mosque and Givat Yifa.

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