Yefet Street

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. Previously called "Ajami Street", after Ibrahim al-Ajami, the Persian companion of the Prophet. The street passes over water at Yehuda Hyamit Street bridge that was built during the British Mandate.

The French Hospital near Old Jaffa

Saint Joseph Monastery

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. Connecting road between Jaffa and Gaza in the past, and presently links the Clock Square to Bat Yam, where it continues as Balfour Street.

External links

Yefet Street in Fodors website

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Streets in Tel Aviv-Yafo
North-South	Allenby Street Begin Road Ben Yehuda Street Dizengoff Street HaMasger Street HaYarkon Street Ibn Gabirol Street King George Street Nahalat Binyamin Street Rothschild Boulevard Sderot Yerushalayim Yefet Street
East-West	HaArba'a Street Frishman Street Kaplan Street Sheinkin Street
Highways	Ayalon Highway Highway 2