Jaffa

Jaffa, also called Japho, Joppa or Joppe in English, is an ancient Levantine port city which is part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. It is located in its southern part. The city is on top of a naturally elevated space on the Mediterranean coastline.

The city is mentioned in many ancient Egyptian and Assyrian documents. Biblically, Jaffa is known as one of the boundaries of the tribe of Dan.le Strange, 1890, pp. 550-551

Ancient Jaffa was built on a  high kurkar sandstone ridge.

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Category:Ancient Israeli settlements