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over the road (Solomon's Bay Street) that borders the hill. The gardens integrate with their surroundings, so they can be reached from different directions. The area features several different actitives and not just a park, there are archaeological excavation areas, restored homes, works of art and
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Old Jaffa has increasingly gentrified with the residential population dropping dramatically and an increasing number of art galleries, restaurants, souvenir shops as well as various ongoing archaeological digs. According to Historian Menachem Klein, 70% of structures in old Jaffa have been destroyed
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Disputes about the merging of Tel Aviv and Jaffa, with the former wanting only to add the Jewish neighborhoods in the north of Jaffa and the latter wanting a total merge led to a gradual unification. The Old City was partly added on 18 May 1949 as part of the first Arab-controlled land to fall under
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were partially severed by the unrest in the Old City. Arab rioters in Jaffa also used the Old City which contained a maze of homes, winding alleyways and an underground sewer system, to escape arrest by British security forces. Beginning in May 1936, in response to further Arab unrest in Jaffa, the
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and an earthquake in 1837. When the wall of Jaffa, which was rebuilt in the early 19th century, was dismantled between 1878 and 1888 to allow expansion, both the city and the centres of government shifted eastwards, though the Old City remained the cultural center of the city.
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in Jaffa were part of a "facelift" given to the Old City. Local Arab newspapers resorted to using sarcasm to describe the demolitions, writing that the British had "beautified" Jaffa using boxes of gelignite.
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British authorities suspended municipal services in the city, establishing barricades around the Old City and covering access roads with glass shards and nails. In June 15, the
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between 220 and 240 Arab-owned homes in the Old City, leaving an open strip which cut through the center of Jaffa from end to end and displacing approximately 6,000 Arabs.
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Current boundaries of the "Old Jaffa and Jaffa Port" neighborhood, as defined by the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo (clockwise):
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Jewish control. The remainder of the Old City would be added in 24 April 1950 when the complete unification occurred.
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dismissed him from his post. The revolt led to the British authorities to encourage the construction of the
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The Banality of Brutality: British Armed Forces and the Repression of the Arab Revolt in Palestine, 1936–39
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Roth-Rowland, Natasha. “Wiping Palestinian History off the Map in Jaffa.” +972 Magazine, June 5, 2016.
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The Changing Land: Between the Jordan and the Sea: Aerial Photographs from 1917 to the Present
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ridge, historically further protected through fortifications and heightened by debris.
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and the educated class in the city, and emerged as a major force in the increasingly
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Overthrowing Geography: Jaffa, Tel Aviv, and the Struggle for Palestine, 1880–1948
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Arnon Golan (1995), The demarcation of Tel Aviv-Jaffa's municipal boundaries,
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estuary to the north of Tel Aviv to reduce reliance on the Jaffa Port.
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The Pisgah garden, known also as the Abrasha garden was designed by
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Old Jaffa is located in the northwest of Jaffa, on a hill along the
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South: Yehuda HaYamit, Namal Yafo Street, the southern wall of the
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between 1960 and 1985, with much of the old city being covered by
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North: north and east of Jaffa Beach, Retzif HaAliya HaShniya
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A Rich Brew: How Cafés Created Modern Jewish Culture
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Arabic
[jaː.faːal.ʕa.tiː.qa]
[jaː.faːal.qa.diː.ma]
Jaffa
Mediterranean Sea
kurkar
Napoleonic wars
Christian population
Greek Orthodox community
elite
middle-class
journalism
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
Jaffa Port
Royal Engineers
gelignite
demolish
house demolitions
Sir Michael McDonnell
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Palestine
Colonial Office
Tel Aviv Port
Yarkon River
Muslim
Jews
Christian
Avraham Karavan
St. Peter's Church

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