Middle East
Israel
Haifa District

‘En HaYam

‘En HaYam is a locality in , . ‘En HaYam is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tel Shikmona and Elijah’s Cave.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mayzenb, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, or Tell es-Samak also spelt Sycamine, is an ancient Phoenician tell situated near the sea coast in the modern city of , , just south of the Israeli National Institute of Oceanography.

Cave
Photo: Britchi Mirela, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cave of Elijah is the name used for two grottoes on , in , , associated with Biblical prophet Elijah. According to tradition, Elijah is believed to have prayed at a grotto before challenging the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel, and to have hidden in either the same or in another nearby grotto from the wrath of Jezebel.

Lighthouse
Photo: Chenspec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stella Maris Light, Mount Carmel Light, Har Carmel Light or Haifa Light, is a lighthouse in Haifa, Israel. It is located on the seaward face of , near Stella Maris Monastery, inside an Israeli Navy base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Ha’Yam and Kiriyat Sprinzak.

Suburb
Ein HaYam, formerly Wadi al-Jimal, is a small neighborhood in between and Kiryat Eliezer, mostly separated from the sea by railroad tracks.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
Kiryat Sprinzak, sometimes spelled Shprintzak, is a neighbourhood in , to the south of 's headland, along the road to .

Suburb
French Carmel is a neighbourhood of in , located on the western slopes of Mount Carmel. The population is predominantly Jewish.

‘En HaYam

Latitude
32.82595° or 32° 49′ 33″ north
Longitude
34.96248° or 34° 57′ 45″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
8G4PRXG6+9X
Geo­Names ID
8265981
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In Other Languages

“‘En HaYam” goes by many names.
  • Hebrew: “‘En HaYam”
  • Hebrew: “עין הים”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Carmel Lighthouse and Cape Carmel.

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