Joppa

Joppa

Joppa is a Biblical name for the Israeli city of Yafo, otherwise known as Jaffa.

Joppa can also refer to:__NOTOC__

Locations

;United Kingdom
*Joppa, Edinburgh, in the eastern suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland
*Joppa, Ayrshire, on the outskirts of Ayr, Scotland
*Joppa, Cornwall, a location in Cornwall, England

;United States
*Joppa, Alabama
*Joppa, Illinois
*Joppa, Indiana
*Joppa, Maryland
*Joppa Flats, Massachusetts, part of Plum Island in Newburyport

Other

*In the List of Biblical names, Joppa means: "beauty" and "comeliness".


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  • Joppa — Joppa, IL U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 409 Housing Units (2000): 203 Land area (2000): 0.487929 sq. miles (1.263729 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.008182 sq. miles (0.021191 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.496111 sq. miles (1.284920 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Joppa, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 409 Housing Units (2000): 203 Land area (2000): 0.487929 sq. miles (1.263729 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.008182 sq. miles (0.021191 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.496111 sq. miles (1.284920 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Joppa — [jäp′ə] ancient name for JAFFA …   English World dictionary

  • Joppa —    1) JOPPA, a village, in the parish of Coylton, district of Kyle, county of Ayr, 3½ miles (S. E. by E.) from Ayr; containing 168 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Ayr to Coylton, a short distance westward of the Coyl water, and is… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • Joppa —    Beauty, a town in the portion of Dan (Josh. 19:46; A.V., Japho ), on a sandy promontory between Caesarea and Gaza, and at a distance of 30 miles north west from Jerusalem. It is one of the oldest towns in Asia. It was and still is the chief… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

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  • Joppa (Illinois) — Joppa Villa de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Joppa, 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 1700s, and takes its name from the biblical town of… …   Wikipedia

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