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Yafo

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Ya·fo  (yäf) also Jaf·fa (jf, yäf)
A former city of west-central Israel on the Mediterranean Sea. An ancient Phoenician city, it was taken by the Israelites in the 6th century a.d. and later fell to the Arabs (636), Crusaders (12th century), and Ottoman Turks (16th century). Yafo was inhabited mainly by Arabs until the state of Israel was proclaimed in 1948. Since 1950 the city has been part of Tel Aviv-Yafo.
Yafo [ˈjɑːfɔː]
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(Placename) transliteration of the Hebrew name for Jaffa [1]
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Noun1.Yafo - a port in western Israel on the MediterraneanYafo - a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
Jaffa, Joppa
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Tel Aviv-Yalo - the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean
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[CDATA[ Councilman warns that a battle over street names in Yafo is part of an effort to upset coexistence, undermine Israeli character of area.
Battle for Yafo Street Names Undermines Coexistence by Arutz Sheva/Israel National News (Beit El, Israel)
Nazareth (Al Nasra in Arabic) will be identified as Natzrat and Jaffa (Jaffa in Arabic) will only be written as Yafo.
Israel reveals signs of racism by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Nazareth (Al-Nasra in Arabic) will be identified as Natzrat and Jaffa (Jaffa in Arabic) will only be written as Yafo.
Israel to keep only Hebrew names on road signs by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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