Old City of Jaffa
—The Gate to the Ancient World —
The Jaffa port is one of the oldest ports in the world, in almost continuous operation for the past 4,000 years. The port takes advantage of calcareous sandstone (kurkar) reefs that create a natural breakwater and safe haven. Beginning in the mid-19th century the port was expanded and upgraded, but it still could not accommodate large steamships. These anchored at sea, with cargo and passengers ferried to land in small boats. The British Mandate saw construction of a concrete pier and breakwater along with large warehouses and cranes. During the 20th century the port gradually began to sink, after 1965 it was no longer used for cargo.HM Number | HM2FQU |
---|---|
Tags | |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 at 8:02am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 25S E 334661 N 3547782 |
---|---|
Decimal Degrees | 32.05418333, -34.75135000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 3.251', W 34° 45.081' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 3' 15.06" N, 34° 45' 4.8600000000002" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments