Tell Abu Hawam

Tell Abu Hawam is the site of a small city established in the Late Bronze Age in the area of modern-day , . It was known to the Crusaders as Latin: Cayphas Vetusta and Latin: Vetus Cayphas.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Railway Museum and Beit Abba Hushi.

Museum
Israel is the national of , located in . The is owned by Israel Railways and is located at the Haifa East Railway Station which nowadays no longer serves passengers.

Community center
is a community center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halisa and Nave Sha’anan.

Suburb
, also spelled Khalisa, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of in northern . It is located in the administrative region of Nave Sha'anan-Izraeliya, on the edge of the .

Suburb
Nave Sha'anan is a large residential neighborhood in eastern , that extends from the lower inclines of Mount Carmel to midway across its slopes.

Suburb
Photo: Tomer chelouche, Public domain.
is a district of , . Located on the northern slope of between the upper and lower city overlooking the Port of Haifa and Haifa Bay, it was once the commercial center of Haifa.

Tell Abu Hawam

Latitude
32.80198° or 32° 48′ 7″ north
Longitude
35.01737° or 35° 1′ 3″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8G4QR228+QW
Geo­Names ID
12148990
Wiki­data ID
Q694326
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Tell Abu Hawam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: تل أبو الهوام
  • Bengali: টেল আবু হাওয়াম
  • French: Tell Abou Hawam (ancien port)
  • French: Tell Abou Hawam
  • German: Tell Abu Hawam
  • German: Tell Abu-Hawam
  • Hebrew: אבו הואם
  • Hebrew: אבו הוואם
  • Hebrew: תל אבו הואם
  • Hebrew: תל אבו הוואם
  • Javanese: Tell Abu Hawam
  • Russian: Тель-Абу-Хавам
  • Russian: Тель-Абу-Хуам

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Highlights include Kishon River and Haifa East railway station.

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