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The Jaffa orange (Arabic: برتقال يافا, Hebrew: תפוז יפו), is an orange variety with few seeds and a tough skin that make it highly exportable. It was developed by Palestinian Arab farmers in mid-19th century Ottoman Palestine, and takes its name from the city of Jaffa where it was first produced for export.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Aerial view of old Jaffa Aerial view of old Jaffa and port with Tel Aviv behind 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. The city sits atop a naturally elevated outcrop on the ...
Poster by Jamal al-Afghani portraying a Jaffa orange patterned with tatreez, traditional Palestinian embroidery. The most popular visual images and symbols of peace in Palestinian posters include the olive tree, the orange (notably the jaffa orange), the map of Palestine, the keffiyeh, and the key. The late 1970s to early 1980s saw a shift away ...
Orange trees and Jaffa oranges symbolize loss after the Nakba. Before, large plots of land towards the coast were dedicated to orange groves, most significantly in Jaffa and Haifa. Oranges were representative of Palestinian national pride. The orange now represents Palestinian sorrow in the loss of land and what was once a symbol of national ...
Jaffa Cakes are a cake introduced by McVitie and Price in the UK in 1927 and named after Jaffa oranges. The most common form of Jaffa cakes are circular, 2 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (54 mm) in diameter and have three layers: a Genoise sponge base, a layer of orange flavoured jam and a coating of chocolate .
The 1922 census of Palestine lists 724 German Templers (listed as "Templars Community"), with 697 in Jerusalem-Jaffa and 27 in Northern. Census data on church membership lists 117 in Jerusalem, 196 in Jaffa, 6 in Mas'udiyeh, 202 in Sarona, 176 in Wilhelma, 9 in Nev Herduf, 1 in Nazareth, and 17 in Tiberias. [9]
Jaffa oranges and Judaica at Mahane Yehuda. Mahane Yehuda market is bounded by Jaffa Road to the north, Agrippas Street to the south, Beit Yaakov Street to the west, and Kiach Street to the east. [8] The market itself has two major streets: Eitz Chaim Street (the covered market) and Mahane Yehuda Street (the open-air market).
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