Jaffa

Jaffa ( /ˈdʒæfə/, /ˈdʒɑːfə/; Hebrew: יָפוֹ, Yāfō; Arabic: يَافَا‎ Yāfā; Latin: Jóppe; also Japho, Joppa (transliteration from the Greek "Ιόππη") is a southern, oldest part of Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality (since 1950), an ancient port city (closed as a port in 1965). Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.