Joppa
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Joppa appears in the Bible as the name of the now Israeli city of Yafo, otherwise known as Jaffa
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Joppa can also refer to:
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Jaffa
Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...
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Joppa can also refer to:
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United Kingdom- Joppa, EdinburghJoppa, EdinburghJoppa is the easternmost suburb of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It is bounded on the north by the coast of the Firth of Forth, on the west by Portobello, to the south by the open area south of Milton Road and to the east by Musselburgh in East Lothian. The name "Joppa" appears in the late...
, in the eastern suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland - Joppa, AyrshireJoppa, AyrshireJoppa is in South Ayrshire on the outskirts of the town of Ayr. Archie Hunter was born here in 1859.Lochend Loch lies above Joppa near to Lochend Farm and Gallowhill....
, on the outskirts of Ayr, Scotland - Joppa, CornwallJoppa, CornwallJoppa is a farmstead settlement in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one mile southeast of Hayle and is in Hayle civil parish....
, a location in Cornwall, England
United States
- Joppa, AlabamaJoppa, AlabamaJoppa is an unincorporated community in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. On April 27, 2011, a tornado reportedly hit ground in the Joppa area as part of the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak....
- Joppa, IllinoisJoppa, IllinoisJoppa is a village in Massac County, Illinois, along the Ohio River. The population was 409 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Joppa is located at ....
- Joppa, IndianaJoppa, IndianaJoppa is an unincorporated town in Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana....
- Joppa, KentuckyJoppa, KentuckyJoppa is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 837 feet ....
- Joppa, MarylandJoppa, MarylandJoppa, Maryland in Harford County, Maryland is now a planning region for the county, but there was originally a town at the center called Joppa. Joppa was founded as a British colonial settlement in the early 18th century, and takes its name from the biblical town of Joppa .The town of Joppa on...
- Joppa RoadJoppa RoadJoppa Road is a road that runs across the northern suburbs of Baltimore, mostly parallel to the Baltimore Beltway. Joppa Road today is used by motorists as an alternative to congested I-695 traffic, which often causes the road to become congested itself....
- Joppa Road
Australia
- Joppa Junction, NSW, on the Sydney-Melbourne railway line