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 Palestinian hub for journalism in Mandatory Palestine in the 20th century, where Falastin and Al-Difa' newspapers were established.

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 underdeveloped, and because of its treacherous sea ships often had …

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 founded the city in 3000 B.C. as a small town.

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 play an important role in connecting Palestine to the outside world, in terms of being a primary station.

Old Jaffa [yafa ha'atiká] – Ancient Yafo; Arabic: يافا العتيقة, Arabic pronunciation: [jaː.faː al.ʕa.tiː.qa] – Ancient Jaffa or يافا القديمة, Arabic pronunciation: [jaː.faː al.qa.diː.ma] – Old Jaffa) is a neighborhood of Israel and the oldest part of Jaffa.

Nov 12, 2000 · Known in Arabic as Yafa, in Hebrew as Yafo, and in ancient biblical writings as Joppa, Jaffa has been occupied for millennia and conquered by numerous invaders and empires, including Romans, crusaders, Ottomans, Napoleon, the Egyptian campaign of Ibrahim Pasha, the British, and finally, Israel. Along with ACRE, Jaffa was one of Palestine's main ...

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 with train tracks, ships, and automobiles.

Feb 9, 2023 · Yaffa, also known as Jaffa or Yafo, is a city with a rich history dating back to ancient times. Located on the Mediterranean coast in the central part of modern-day Palestine, Yaffa has been a center of commerce, culture, and art for thousands of years.

Sep 20, 2020 · The proposal positioned Jaffa at the forefront of urban development in Palestine and envisioned its future within a broader regional landscape. But as Palestinians were planning their own futures, other plans were also being made for them.

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 government in 1922, interrupting the natural historic flow that positioned Yafa as …