Ancient Port of Jaffa (Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel): Longstanding regional legends attribute the founding of this ancient maritime city directly to Japheth, who travelled southwest to claim coastlands.
Tomb of Noah Courtyard (Cizre, Turkey): According to early Islamic histories and Ottoman travel records like those of Evliya Celebi, Japheth died and was buried in the same complex as his father.
Mount Cudi / Jude Mountain (Sirnak Province, Turkey): Japheth exited the Ark at this peak after the floodwaters receded, helping his family establish the first post-flood human settlement.
Anatolia / Eurasian Gateways (Modern Turkey / Black Sea): Japheth migrated north and west into these vast plains, fulfilling the prophecy of expansion as his descendants went on to populate Eurasia.
Mountains of Ararat (Agri Province, Turkey): Japheth lived here with his family before the Great Flood and helped his father Noah build the Ark that saved humanity.