
Jaffa - Wikipedia
As an Arab majority city in the Ottoman era, Jaffa became known starting from the 19th century for its expansive orchards and fruits, including its namesake Jaffa orange. It was also a …
Jaffa - يافا (יפו) - Palestine Remembered
Jaffa and Haifa ports were considered to be the major ports in Palestine, and both were publicly owned and operated by the Government of Palestine. Before WW II, Jaffa's port was …
Yafa | History of Palestine
Yafa is an Arabian city located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It’s considered as Palestine’s main window to the Mediterranean sea, and one of its important doors. It used to …
Until Return Issue 2: Yafa Up To 1948 - al-awdapalestine.org
Yafa became the main sea entrance to Palestine, overlooking the Palestinian fertile coastal plateau, that is famous for its orange groves. Yafa’s History: Our Arab Canaanite grandfathers …
66 years later, Yaffa, Bride of Sea, lives in Palestinians’ memory
May 23, 2014 · Yafa was a center for Arab culture, and a model of co-existence between religions. But British colonization of Palestine starting in 1917 then morphed into a mandate …
Humanitarian - yafa.io
📍 Yafa is one of Palestine’s most ancient and significant cities—once a thriving hub of trade, culture, and resistance. Strategically located on the Mediterranean coast, it served as a vital …
Yaffa, Israel History | Promised Land Museum
Yaffa (or Jaffa, or Yafo in Hebrew) is an ancient port city that, prior to the Nakba, was the largest city in Palestine. These photos from the early 1900s show Yaffa as a growing commercial city …
I Saw Yafa – Nakba and Somud in Palestine
May 15, 2014 · Yafa, known as the “Bride of Sea” was conquered between April and May, 1948. A major exodus was already underway into Transjordan and Syria. Zionists forces belonging to …
The Orange City, Yafa: Culture and Community 1700-1840
In addition to the harbor which provided an entrance to mid Palestine and its southern part, nature blessed Yafa with a fertile land and abundant water supply. Huge investments were aimed at …
Yafa an-Naseriyye - Wikipedia
Yafa an-Naseriyye (Arabic: يافة الناصرة, also Jaffa of Nazareth, or simply Yafa, Kfar Yafia or Yafi Arabic: يافا, يفيع, Hebrew: יָפִיעַ) is an Arab town in Israel. It forms part of the metropolitan area of …