Old Jaffa: from here to experience the original Israel (Photos)

Are you thereTel AvivThe south, there is an old town, that is the jaffa.Old JaffaIt is one of the world's oldest city, and Chinese "Sanjiang and" global places of historic interest and scenic beauty to be included in the "World Heritage list by UNESCO".

Jaffa

Jaffa is the world's oldest port, is one of the earliest city, 5000 BC there is human habitation, as early as 2000 BC became famous port on the Mediterranean coast. Yafa first recorded in the fifteenth Century B.C.EgyptPharaoh Thutmose Mose III's reign, in the later "Old Testament" and "New Testament" have repeatedly been mentioned.

Jaffa was the ancient Greek.

According to records, Jaffa was the ancientGreeceHarbor, then called "joppa". According to the "Bible" records, Jaffa city gets its name from the sons of Noah, Jaffee, after the flood, he established the city of jaffa. Another legend says, the city takes its name from the Hebrew YOFI, namely "beauty". The wandering Jews around the world often return to the holy land,JerusalemThe Hajj, must enter from JaffaIsrael. To wander wanderer, Jaffa partly hidden and partly visible figure, as if beauty Mei Shi as people expect to see someone who never comes.

In the natural port of Jaffa above, there is a 37 meters high hills, archaeologists unearthed remains of human habitation around eighteenth Century BC -16 century here. Later, Israel built a chic small gallery in this site, detailed introduction to the people of legend and history about jaffa.

The old wharf coast

There is a very famous Greek mythology, Jaffa governor's wife offended Poseidon, had to let her tied on the seaside rocks feeding sea monster, was the son of Jose, the hero Perseus saved -- reportedly, those rocks still standing in the old terminal coast.