Neve Ofer

Neve Ofer (Hebrew: נווה עופר), previously known as Tel Kabir (Hebrew: תל כביר) and Jaffa B (Hebrew: יפו ב', romanized: Yafo Bet), is a residential neighbourhood in Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel. It was established in the late 1960s between Abu Kabir from the north, and Tell er-Rish (Tel Giborim in Holon) from the south.

Tel Kabir (Jaffa B) before the renaming, on a map of East Jaffa

Initially the neighbourhood was named after Tell El Kebir, the Egyptian hometown of the original settlers of Abu Kabir. On 26 April 1983, the neighbourhood was renamed after Avraham Ofer, the Minister of Housing in 1974–1977.[1]

The neighbourhood is frequently considered the southernmost in South Tel Aviv[2] and not part of Jaffa,[3] although the Tel Aviv–Yafo Municipality considers it the easternmost in Quarter 7 (Jaffa).[4]

Neve Ofer is the location of Tasso Cemetery, established in 1943 by the Muslim community of Jaffa. This is the only Muslim cemetery in Tel Aviv–Yafo still in use today.[5]

References
  1. "הענקת פרסים איגוד הקליעה וטכס קריאת שכונת תל-כביר בשם "נווה עופר" | תמונה Nnl_Archive_Al990048519390205171 | הספרייה הלאומית".
  2. "שכונת נווה עופר". האתר הקהילתי של שכונות דרום ת"א (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. "יפו | פורטל יפו |מפת שכונות יפו". www.yaffo.co.il. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. "הודעה לגולשים" (PDF).
  5. "Amid Jaffa Tensions, City Planning Panel Approves 'Historic' Rezoning for Muslim Cemetery". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
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