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Haifa

חֵיפָה (Hebrew)

حَيْفَا (Arabic)
City
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Coat of arms of Haifa
Country  Israel
District Haifa (Mehoz Heifa)
Area
 • Total 63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Elevation
5 - 525.4 m (−1,718.8 ft)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total 264,800
Time zone UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time (IST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (Israel Summer Time (IDT))
Area code(s) +972 (Israel) + 4 (Haifa)
Website haifa.muni.il

Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country.

Geography

Haifa is situated on the Israeli Mediterranean Coastal Plain, the historic land bridge between Europe, Africa, and Asia, and the mouth of the Kishon River. Located on the northern slopes of Mount Carmel and around Haifa Bay, the city is split over three tiers. The lowest is the center of commerce and industry including the Port of Haifa. The middle level is on the slopes of Mount Carmel and consists of older residential neighborhoods, while the upper level consists of modern neighborhoods looking over the lower tiers. From here views can be had across the Western Galilee region of Israel towards Rosh HaNikra and the Lebanese border. Haifa is about 90 kilometers (55.9 mi) north of the city of Tel Aviv, and has a large number of beaches on the Mediterranean.

Panorama of Haifa from Mount Carmel

Flora and fauna

The Carmel Mountain has three main wadis: Lotem, Amik and Si’ach. For the most part these valleys are undeveloped natural corridors that run up through the city from the coast to the top of the mountain. Marked hiking paths traverse these areas and they provide habitat for wildlife such as wild boar, golden jackal, hyrax, Egyptian mongoose, owls and chameleons.

Climate

Haifa has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters.

Tourism

Bahá'í gardens by David Shankbone
Bahá'í gardens
Haifa city street map plan Israel Level 12 English
City map plan of Haifa, Israel.

In 2005, Haifa has 13 hotels with a total of 1,462 rooms. The city has a 17 kilometres (11 mi) shoreline, of which 5 kilometres (3 mi) are beaches. Haifa's main tourist attraction is the Bahá'í World Centre, with the golden-domed Shrine of the Báb and the surrounding gardens. Between 2005 and 2006, 86,037 visited the shrine. In 2008, the Bahá'í gardens were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The restored German Colony, founded by the Templers, Stella Maris and Elijah's Cave also draw many tourists. Located in the Haifa district are the Ein Hod artists' colony, where over 90 artists and craftsmen have studios and exhibitions, and the Mount Carmel national park, with caves where Neanderthal and early Homo Sapiens remains were found.

Images for kids

  • Western Haifa from the air

    Western Haifa from the air

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    Jars excavated at Tell Abu Hawam

  • Haifa and Mount Carmel (before 1899)

    Mount Carmel before 1899

  • Haifa from hill side 1898

    Haifa in 1898

  • HaifaColony

    German Colony in the 19th century

  • Location of Haifa German Templar Colony in the PEF Survey of Palestine

    The new German Colony, Haifa is shown prominently in the 1880 PEF Survey of Palestine map.

  • Haifa 1942

    Haifa 1942 1:20,000

  • PikiWiki Israel 4802 Haifa 1930

    View of Haifa from Mount Carmel in 1930

  • Indian lancers in Haifa 1918

    Indian troops marching in Haifa in 1918

  • Kings Way in Haifa 2

    Kingsway (now HaAtzmaut Road) in the 1930s

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    Haifa 1945

  • PikiWiki Israel 20690 The Palmach

    Haifa July 1947. British soldiers remove injured passenger from SS Exodus

  • Haifa Bay

    View of Haifa Bay from Mount Carmel in 2004

  • Downtown Haifa including the port and the sail tower

    Downtown Haifa and port with the Sail Tower in the foreground

  • Hadar and Carmel

    The Hadar HaCarmel neighborhood

  • St. Elias Cathedral, front view (Haifa, 2012)

    St. Elijah Cathedral, Haifa; episcopal see of the Archeparchy of Akka.

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    Bat Galim neighborhood and Haifa Bay

  • Haifa 3082-1

    Panorama Towers

  • Sderot Ben Gurion Haifa IL WV

    Ben-Gurion Avenue and the German Colony

  • The Carmelite Compound (8)

    The Carmelite Compound in Paris Square

  • Haifa Refinery by David Shankbone

    Haifa Oil Refinery

  • Matam hi-tech park (Haifa)

    Matam hi-tech park

  • Stella Maris Haifa

    Interior of Stella Maris Monastery

  • South Dado Beach - Hof HaCarmel - Haifa (1506044661)

    Promenade along Dado Beach

  • Folk dancing in Dado Beach, Haifa 2015

    Folk dancing on Dado Beach

  • P1190557 - בית הטכניון ההיסטורי - החצר

    National Museum of Science, Haifa

  • Rambam Health Care Campus Main Building

    Rambam Medical Center

  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology19

    The Technion is the first higher education institution with teaching the Hebrew language. It was listed multiple tilmes in the top 100 of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities.

  • Haifa U Rabin Building

    Rabin Building, University of Haifa

  • Haifa Nordfassade École des Sœurs de Nazareth

    Nazareth Nuns' School, a prestigious Arabic school in Haifa.

  • Haifa cable car

    A Cable Car descending from Mount Carmel to Bat Galim

  • Metronit track

    Completed Metronit track in downtown Haifa

  • Port of Haifa 2752-1

    The Port of Haifa

  • SammyOferSTD

    Sammy Ofer Stadium

See also

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