Israeli National Maritime Museum

The National Maritime Museum is a maritime and archaeological museum in , . The museum was founded in 1953, based on the private collection of its founder and first director, Aryeh Ben-Eli.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Maritime and archaeological museum in Israel
  • Also known as: “National Maritime museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clandestine Immigration and Naval and Elijah’s Cave.

Museum
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The Museum is a technical history museum located in , . The museum covers the maritime history of Israel – from clandestine immigration during the British Mandate for Palestine through the history of the Israeli navy since its inception. is situated 150 metres northwest of Israeli National Maritime Museum.

Cave
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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. is situated 300 metres west of Israeli National Maritime Museum.

Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bat Galim cable car is tourist cable car running up and down the mountain from the top of the Carmel, across from the Stella Maris Carmelite Monastery, to Bat Galim, with views of Haifa Bay and its surroundings. is situated 240 metres southwest of Israeli National Maritime Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bat Galim and Ein Ha’Yam.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in , , located at the foot of on the Mediterranean coast. is known for its promenade and sandy beaches.

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
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Kiryat Sprinzak, sometimes spelled Shprintzak, is a neighbourhood in , to the south of 's headland, along the road to .

Israeli National Maritime Museum

Latitude
32.82898° or 32° 49′ 44″ north
Longitude
34.97234° or 34° 58′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G4PRXHC+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 171785181
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
12489660
Wiki­data ID
Q2904556
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In Other Languages

From Central Kurdish to Spanish—“Israeli National Maritime Museum” goes by many names.
  • Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی نیشتمانی دەریایی ئیسرائیل”
  • Chinese: “以色列國家海洋博物館”
  • Chinese: “海法港海軍博物館”
  • Esperanto: “Israela Nacia Marverturmuzeo”
  • French: “Musée maritime national d’Israel”
  • German: “Nationales israelisches maritimes Museum”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הימי בחיפה”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הימי הלאומי”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הימי”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הלאומי הימי”
  • Irish: “Músaem Muirí Náisiúnta Iosrael”
  • Italian: “Museo marittimo nazionale israeliano”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Morskie w Hajfie”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Morskie”
  • Russian: “Национальный морской музей”
  • Spanish: “Museo Maritimo Nacional Israeli”
  • Spanish: “Museo Marítimo Nacional Israelí”

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