Rúhíyyih Khánum

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Haifa Museum of Art

Museum

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The Haifa Museum of Art, established in 1951, is located in a historic building built in the 1930s in Wadi Nisnas, downtown Haifa. Ranking as Israel's third largest art museum, the museum focuses on Israeli and international contemporary art, and its collection includes 7,000 items, mostly of contemporary Israeli art. Haifa Museum of Art is situated 350 metres south of Rúhíyyih Khánum.

Shrine of the Bab

Bahá’í temple

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The Shrine of the Báb is a structure on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, where the remains of the Báb, founder of the Bábí Faith and forerunner of Baháʼu'lláh in the Baháʼí Faith, are buried; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Baháʼís, after the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh in Acre. Shrine of the Bab is situated 550 metres southwest of Rúhíyyih Khánum.

Saint Elijah Cathedral

Church

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St. Elijah Cathedral, also called St. Elias Greek-Melkite Cathedral, is the Melkite cathedral in Haifa, serving the Greek-Catholics of the Byzantine rite making up the majority of Christians in both Haifa and Israel. Saint Elijah Cathedral is situated 340 metres northeast of Rúhíyyih Khánum.

Places in the Area

Wadi Nisnas

Suburb

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Wadi Nisnas is a predominantly Arab neighborhood in the city of Haifa, with a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.

German Colony

Suburb

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The German Colony is an area of Haifa established in 1868 as a Christian German Templer Colony in Ottoman Palestine. It was the first of several colonies established by the group in the Holy Land.

Haifa

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Haifa is the third largest city in Israel and the largest city in the north of the country with a population of 282,000. The city is located on Israel's Mediterranean shoreline, on Mount Carmel and at its foot.

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