The Balcony

The Balcony is a scenic viewpoint in Haifa District, Israel. The Balcony is situated nearby to the sports venue Hod HaCarmel, as well as near Ovadia Arc Cave.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include IDF Junior Command Preparatory Boarding School and Carmel Medical Center.

IDF Junior Command Preparatory Boarding School

Military installation

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The Military Command Boarding School is a pre-military educational institution for training youth in their high school years, under boarding school conditions, to command combat field units in the Israel Defense Forces. IDF Junior Command Preparatory Boarding School is situated 1¼ km northeast of The Balcony.

Carmel Medical Center

Hospital

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Carmel Medical Center is a hospital located in the Ahuzat Shmuel neighborhood in Haifa, Israel. The hospital belongs to Clalit Health Services. Carmel Medical Center is situated 2 km northwest of The Balcony.

Mearat Oranit

Cave

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Mearat Oranit is a cave, which is situated 1½ km south of The Balcony.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ramat Begin and Ramat Golda.

Ramat Begin

Suburb

Haifa is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of 297,082 in 2024. The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel.

Ramat Golda

Suburb

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Denia is a district of Haifa, Israel, located on Mount Carmel. Denia and its associated neighborhoods capture the southernmost part of Haifa's jurisdiction area, which is also the highest-elevated topographically, and make up the city's altogether most affluent as well as least densely populated residential borough, with a population count of slightly more than 11,000 in 2008.