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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 18,603 in 2023, approximately 83% of whom were Muslim and 17% 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 Mount Precipice and Church of the Annunciation.

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.

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.

Mosque
Photo: Rudko, CC0.
The White Mosque, is a , located in , in the northern district of . The mosque is situated in Harat Alghama, or the Mosque Quarter, in the centre of Nazareth's Old Market area. is situated 2½ km northeast of Yafa an-Naseriyye.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kfar HaHoresh and Ginegar.

Village
is a kibbutz in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 776.

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 2023 it had a population of 697. is situated 3 km southwest of Yafa an-Naseriyye.

Town
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Migdal HaEmek is a city in the of . In 2023 it had a population of 28,545. Migdal HaEmek was established in 1953 as a ma'abara for Jews from Arab countries, before becoming a development town. is situated 3 km west 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”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Yafa an-Naseriyye”
  • Persian: “یافه الناصره”
  • Polish: “Jafa an-Naserije”
  • Polish: “Yafa an-Naseriyye”
  • Russian: “Яфия”
  • Urdu: “یفا ان-نسریے”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yafa an-Naseriyye”. Photo: Amit A., Public domain.