Yafo

Japanese: Yafo
Yafo

…A port city on the Mediterranean coast of Palestine. Its Hebrew name is Yafo. It is an ancient port city, whose name appears in Egyptian documents from the 14th century BCE, and flourished as the closest sea gateway to Jerusalem.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Yafo" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…パレスティナの地中海岸にある港町。ヘブライ語名ヤフォYafo。前14世紀のエジプトの文献にもその名が出てくる古くからの港町で,とくにエルサレムに最も近い海からの玄関口として栄えた。…

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