Old Jaffa

Old Jaffa (Arabic: يافا العتيقة, romanized: Yāfā al-‘Atīqah, lit. 'Ancient Jaffa', IPA: [jaː.faː al.ʕa.tiː.qa]; Hebrew: יפו העתיקה, romanized: Yafo HaAtikah) is the oldest neighborhood in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. It is one of Israel's main tourist attractions, with art galleries, restaurants, theaters, museums, and nightclubs.

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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