Yafo

American

[yah-foh] / ˈyɑ foʊ /

noun

Jaffa.

Yafo British

/ ˈjɑːfɔː /

noun

transliteration of the Hebrew name for Jaffa

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The walkable historic quarter of Yafo can rival Dubrovnik’s throwback aesthetic, with its limestone buildings overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

From Time

Jaffa, known as Yafo in Hebrew, has been home to generations of Arabs.

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