Old City of Jaffa
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.Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historical part of the Israeli city of Jaffa
- Also known as: “Old Jaffa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Arab-Hebrew Theater and St. Peter’s Church.
The Arab-Hebrew Theater
Theater building
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arab-Hebrew Theater or Al Saraya Theater is a multilingual theater located in the Old Saraya House in the Old City of Jaffa. It serves as a stage for two theater companies working independently and together in two languages: Hebrew and Arabic.
St. Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
St. Peter's Church is a Franciscan Catholic church in Old Jaffa, now part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
The Sea Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
The al-Bahr Mosque, is the oldest extant mosque in the historical part of Jaffa, in greater Tel Aviv, in the Tel Aviv District of Israel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include American–German Colony and Ajami.
American–German Colony
Neighborhood
The American–German Colony is a residential neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv, Israel. It is located between Eilat Street and HaRabbi MiBacherach Street and adjoins Neve Tzedek.
Ajami
Neighborhood
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.
Old City of Jaffa
- Category: locality
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.05382° or 32° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
34.75333° or 34° 45′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8G4P3Q33+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 7038359403OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q7083682
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Old City of Jaffa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “يافا القديمة”
- Chinese: “雅法老城”
- Esperanto: “Malnova Jafo”
- French: “Old Jaffa”
- Hebrew: “גן אבראשה”
- Hebrew: “גן אברשה”
- Hebrew: “גן המדרון”
- Hebrew: “גן הפסגה”
- Hebrew: “יפו העתיקה”
- Hebrew: “כיכר קדומים”
- Italian: “Giaffa antica”
- Japanese: “ヤッファ旧市街”
- Turkish: “Eski Yafa”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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