Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, at the base of Mount Carmel. It is the third-largest city in the country and an important sea port and industrial center.
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 Flag  Coat of Arms | |
 Map of Haifa | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′0″N 34°59′0″E / 32.81667°N 34.98333°ECoordinates: 32°49′0″N 34°59′0″E / 32.81667°N 34.98333°E | |
| 145/246 PAL | |
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| District |  Haifa |
| Founded | 1st century CE |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Mayor | Einat Kalisch-Rotem |
| Area | |
| • City | 63.666 km2 (24.582 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • City | 281,087 |
| • Urban | 600,000 |
| • Metro | 1,050,000 |
| Website | www.haifa.muni.il |
Haifa Bay
History
Demographics
Transportation
Culture
Sports
There is football club Maccabi Haifa F.C..
Haifa Media
Western Haifa from the air
Jars excavated at Tell Abu Hawam
חיפה והר הכרמל
Haifa (today's Israel) in 1898. Description given at the source: "(...) photograph of Haifa taken from a Hill. It was created in 1898." (text from same source)
German Colony in the 19th century
The new German Colony, Haifa is shown prominently in the 1880 PEF Survey of Palestine map.
Haifa 1942 1:20,000
View of Haifa from Mount Carmel in 1930
Indian troops marching in Haifa in 1918
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References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
