Jaffa, Caesarea, Nazareth and Cana

December 13, 2022
011 - P1190125 Old Jaffa: the walled city and possibly oldest port in the world, located just south of modern Tel Aviv.
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021 - P1190135 Archaeological digs and ancient papyrus documents reveal that Jaffa existed as a seaport more than 4,000 years ago and as such is said to be the world's oldest...
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026 - IMG_0056 The Old Jaffa Port is notably being the port from which Jonah set off in the famous Biblical story of Jonah and the Whale.
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009 - P1190122 Today, the port is used largely by local fishermen who continue the centuries old tradition of the area.
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001 - IMG_0043 A beach of Jaffa along the coast of Mediterranean Sea.
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003 - P1190108 Jaffa, the ancient Port City of Tel Aviv, is a tranquil neighborhood within the Tel Aviv metropolis.
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006 - IMG_0048 Ilana Goor Museum or Ilana Goor Residence and Museum is situated in the historical part of Jaffa. The museum was founded in 1995 by Ilana Goor, an artist,...
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010 - P1190124 Outdoor restaurant is still too early at 8:30am to have any people at all...
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012 - P1190126 According to the Hebrew version of the wikipedia “Sea level” entry, in 1920, during the British Mandate in Palestine (i.e. Eretz-Yisra'el, the area on which the...
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015 - IMG_0052 Following these measurements, the sea level reference point (i.e. “point zero”) was determined to be located in the area of Jaffa Port, just south to the coast...
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013 - P1190127 Consequently, all subsequent height markings in Israel (to this day) are relative to this original reference point from 1920 in Jaffa Port.
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014 - P1190128 The words “State of Israel, Measurements Department, Balance Point” are inscribed (in Hebrew) in the middle of the upper surface of a cube-shaped stone
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016 - P1190130 National Height Point - F55
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017 - P1190131 National Height Point - F55 with the stone in front of it
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022 - IMG_0053 Jaffa port - Fish and Chips Retaurant
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025 - P1190138 Part of the old wall of Jaffa could be seen here... The walls were built around 1860 by Mohammad Agha al-Shami which was known by the name Muhammad Abu Nabbut,...
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027 - P1190140 Leaving the old pier with the round Israel map for various cities in front...
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028 - P1190142 A map on the ground showing Jaffa at the center with distances and directions to various cities in Israel. Tel Aviv is shown at 5 Km north of Jaffa and Amman...
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031 - IMG_0060 Nice wall mural of a tiger...
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005 - P1190116 The Whale sculpture in the famous Biblical story of Jonah and the Whale.
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