Old Jaffa
Old Jaffa (Hebrew: יפו העתיקה [yafa ha'atiká] – Ancient Yafo; Arabic: يافا العتيقه [yafa al.ʿatīqa] – Ancient Jaffa or يافا القديمة [yafa al.qadīma] – Old Jaffa ) is a neighborhood of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel and the oldest part of Jaffa. A neighborhood with art galleries, restaurants, theaters, museums, and nightclubs, it is one of Tel Aviv's main tourist attractions.
Jaffa is the southwest district of the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality. Old Jaffa is located in the northwest of Jaffa, on a hill along the Mediterranean Sea. Geologically, the hill of Old Jaffa is the continental north end of a kurkar ridge, historically further protected through fortifications and heightened by debris.
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