On Tue, 1 Nov 2005 13:43:19 UTC, abuwasta@yahoo.com (Abuwasta Abuwasta) wrote:
I would bet on Safed or Safad(in Arabic)or Tzfat in Hebrew.There is a Jewish orthodox community there since the 16th century including the Kabbalist Center of HaAri. Jacob Rosen Jerusalem
Certainly could be, but I would not like to bet. Depending on the context in which "Sofa" appeared, and upon the orthographic inclinations of whoever wrote it, it might also be Tsova, quite near to Jerusalem.
