What is Jaffa Port?
{{coord|32|3|5.95|N|34|44|58.62|E|display=title}} [[File:Jaffa (before 1899).jpg|thumb|right|The port in the 19th century]] [[File:Port of Jaffa 0077.jpg|thumb|right|The port today]] '''Jaffa Port''' is an ancient [[port]] in [[Old Jaffa]], [[Israel]]. The port has history from the time of the [[Bible]] until the 20th century. In 1936 the [[Tel Aviv Port]] was opened on the mouth of the [[Yarkon River]] to replace Jaffa Port. In 1965 the [[Ashdod Port]] next to [[Lakish River]] and was built to replace the ports at Jaffa and Tel Aviv. In the 2000s, the port area was renovated and become an area of commercial and recreation for tourists and visitors. == Other websites == {{commonscat|Port of Jaffa}} * [http://www.namalyafo.co.il/ Jaffa Port website] {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Tel Aviv]] [[Category:Ports and harbours of Israel]]