Joppa (a latinization of the 4th century Greek name, Ἰόππη) appears in the Bible as the name of the Israeli city of

Jaffa Jaffa, in Hebrew Yafo ( he, יָפוֹ, ) and in Arabic Yafa ( ar, يَافَا) and also called Japho or Joppa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Israel. Jaffa is known for its association with the b ...

. Joppa may also refer to:

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United Kingdom

Joppa, Edinburgh Joppa is an eastern 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 of which it was a suburb when Portobello was a burgh, to the south by the open area sout ...

, in the eastern suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland *

Joppa, Ayrshire Joppa is a hamlet in South Ayrshire, Scotland, about west of Coylton and east of Belston, on the A70 road. Footballer Archie Hunter Archibald Hunter (23 September 1859 – 29 November 1894) was a Scottish footballer who was the first capta ...

, on the outskirts of Ayr, Scotland *

Joppa, Cornwall Joppa (from kw, Shoppa, meaning "workshop") is a farmstead settlement in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of HayleOrdnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' and is in ...

, a location in Cornwall, England *Joppa, Wales, a hamlet in Ceredigion, Wales

United States

Joppa, Alabama Joppa is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Cullman and Marshall counties, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 556. History Joppa was named after the ancient city of Jaffa. In the early ...

Joppa, Illinois Joppa is a village in Massac County, Illinois, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 350 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. History During the first part of the 19th centur ...

Joppa, Indiana Joppa is an unincorporated community in Guilford Township, Hendricks County, Indiana. History A post office was established at Joppa in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. The community was named after Joppa, or Ja ...

Joppa, Kentucky Joppa is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illi ...

Joppa, Maryland Joppa is a former colonial town and current planning region of Harford County, Maryland, United States. Joppa was founded as a British settlement on the Gunpowder River in 1707 and designated as the third county seat of Baltimore County in 1712. T ...

Joppa Road Joppa Road is a county highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway extends from Maryland Route 25 (MD 25) in Brooklandville east to MD 7 near White Marsh. Joppa Road has three main segments separated by very short breaks on its course ...

Joppa, Tennessee Joppa is an unincorporated community in rural central-western Grainger County, Tennessee, United States. It rests below Joppa Mountain, a subrange located near the southern terminus of the 150 mile (240 km) long Clinch Mountain ridge compl ...

, in the Great Smoky Mountains foothills of Grainger County *

Joppa, Texas Joppa is an unincorporated community located in Burnet County, Texas, Burnet County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 34 in 2000. History The community got its start when in 1881, J. S. a ...

Joppa, West Virginia Joppa is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers ...

Australia

*Joppa Junction is a junction on the Sydney–Melbourne railway line near

Yarra railway station Yarra was a railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Cou ...

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