Jaffa (disambiguation)

Jaffa (or sometimes Jafa and other transliterations from Hebrew or Arabic) may refer to:

Arts

• Jaffa (The Tribe), a fictional character in the television series
• Jaffa (2009 film), an Israeli film directed by Keren Yedaya
• Jaffa (2013 film), a 2013 Telugu black comedy 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
• Jaffa, recording name of David Kakon

Food

• Jaffa Cakes, a snack popular in the UK
• Jaffa orange, a variety of orange originating in Israel
• Jaffas, an orange-flavored candy (reminiscent of Jaffa oranges) with a soft chocolate center
• Jaffa (soft drink), popular in Scandinavia

Geography

• Cape Jaffa, a headland in South Australia
• Cape Jaffa 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 uses

• Jafa, occasionally "Jaffa", a derogatory term in New Zealand for an Aucklander

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
• 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 (cricket), an exceptionally well bowled delivery
• 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
• 1921 Jaffa riots, a series of attacks by Arabs against Jews
• Jaffa–Jerusalem railway