Yefet Street

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Coordinates: 32°3′4.83″N 34°45′10.53″E / 32.0513417°N 34.7529250°E / 32.0513417; 34.7529250

The French Hospital in Old Jaffa

Saint Joseph Monastery

Yefet Street is one of the main streets of Jaffa and historical road from Old Jaffa to the south. It was named after Noah's son Japhet, founder of the city according to one legend. It links the Clock Square to Bat Yam, where it continues as Balfour Street.

The street was once a way around the walls of old Jaffa, and after the demolition of the wall and the growth of the city, became a major commercial street. It was called "Ajami Street", after Ibrahim al-Ajami, the Persian companion of the Prophet.^{[dubious – discuss]} It was part of a road between Jaffa and Gaza.^{[citation needed]} Its bridge over Yehuda Hyamit Street bridge was built during the British Mandate.^{[citation needed]}

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