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Aerial view of old Jaffa Aerial view of old Jaffa and port with Tel Aviv behind. Jaffa (Hebrew: יָפוֹ, romanized: Yāfō, pronounced ⓘ; Arabic: يَافَا, romanized: Yāfā, pronounced), 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.
Joppa as it is known today is a planning region within Harford County and a federal zip code designation that includes modern day Joppatowne. It is a distinct community with an identity all its own that dates to the end of the colonial era of its namesake town.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
Joppa (a latinization of the 4th century Greek name, Ἰόππη) appears in the Bible as the name of the Israelite city of Jaffa. Joppa may also refer to: Biology
The original Joppa was a major seaport and commercial hub in the 18th century. The town proper was located on what is now called Rumsey Island, where the Big Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls meet to form the Gunpowder River. The only original building remaining is the Rumsey Mansion, once home of colonial patriot Benjamin Rumsey ...
Jaffa, known as Joppa alias Ioppe, an Ancient city and former bishopric, now also Joppe (Roman), Latin Catholic titular see; Joppe (Syrian), Syriac Catholic titular see; Joppe, Gelderland, Netherlands
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Joppa is located in northeastern Cullman County at A small portion of the CDP extends north into Marshall County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Joppa CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km 2), of which 1.9 square miles (5.0 km 2) are land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 1.38%, are water.