Jaffa (disambiguation)
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Jaffa (or sometimes Jafa and other transliterations form Hebrew or Arabic) may refer to:
Arts
- The Guardian / Jaffa, a character on television show The Tribe
- Jaffa (2009 film), a 2009 Israeli film directed by Keren Yedaya
- Jaffa (2013 film), a 2013 Telugu black comedy film written and directed by Vennela Kishore
- Jaffa (Stargate), a fictional race on the television series Stargate SG-1
- Jaffa Entertainment, a British film and television production company
- Jaffa Phonix, a Palestinian band
- Jaffa Road (band), a Canadian music group
- "The Knight of Jaffa", second episode of the 1965 Doctor Who serial The Crusade
Food
- Jaffa Cakes, a snack popular in the UK
- Jaffa orange, a variety of orange originating in Israel
- Jaffas (candy), an orange-flavored candy (reminiscent of Jaffa oranges) with a soft chocolate center
- Jaffa (soft drink), a soft drink popular in Scandinavia
Geography
- Cape Jaffa, a headland in South Australia
- Cape Jaffa Lighthouse, a decommissioned lighthouse in South Australia
- County of Jaffa, part of the Crusader's Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Jaffa, Israel, a city neighboring Tel Aviv
- Jaffa, Ontario, a town in Canada
- Jaffa Clock Tower, built during the Ottoman period in Jaffa
- Jaffa Gate, an entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem
- Jaffa Gate Mill, a landmark windmill in Jerusalem, also known as the Montefiore Windmill
- Jaffa Light, a lighthouse near Jaffa, Israel
- Jaffa Railway Station, the first train station in Israel
- Jaffa Road, a major thoroughfare in Jerusalem
- Jaffa Shrine Center, an arena serving as headquarters of the Altoona, Pennsylvania Shriners organization
People
Surname
- Harry V. Jaffa, a student of Leo Strauss, American historian and constitutional scholar
- Max Jaffa, British violinist
Other
- Jafa, occasionally "Jaffa", a derogatory term in New Zealand for an Aucklander
- Jaffa, recording name of David Kakon
War and diplomacy
- 2002 Jaffa Street bombing, a terrorist act in Israel
- Battle of Jaffa (1192) crusader battle with Richard the Lionhart
- Battle of Jaffa (1917) World War One battle between forces of the British Empire and Ottoman Empire
- Battle of Jaffa (1948), also known as Operation Hametz
- Jaffa Road bus bombings, a series of terrorist events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
- Siege of Jaffa by Napoleon against the Ottomans
- Treaty of Jaffa, between the Crusaders and the Saracens
Other
- Jaffa, in cricket, an exceptionally well bowled delivery, see Glossary of cricket terms – J
- The Jaffa Institute, a social services agency based in Jaffa, Israel
- Outrages at Jaffa, an 1858 Arab attack against an American family including rape, murder, and plunder
- Jaffa riots, a series of 1921 attacks by Arabs against Jews
- Jaffa–Jerusalem railway
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