Clandestine Immigration and Naval

The Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum is a technical history museum located in Haifa, Israel. 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.

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Type: Museum
Description: military museum
Also known as: “Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum”, “Israeli Navy Museum”, “Museo de la Marina israeli”, “Музей ВМС в Хайфе”, “Музей нелегальной иммиграции”, and “מוזיאון חיל הים”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Israeli National Maritime Museum and Elijah’s Cave.

Israeli National Maritime Museum

Museum

Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The National Maritime Museum is a maritime and archaeological museum in Haifa, Israel. The museum was founded in 1953, based on the private collection of its founder and first director, Aryeh Ben-Eli. Israeli National Maritime Museum is situated 150 metres southeast of Clandestine Immigration and Naval.

Elijah’s Cave

Cave

Photo: Britchi Mirela, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cave of Elijah is the name used for two grottoes on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, Israel, 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. Elijah’s Cave is situated 200 metres west of Clandestine Immigration and Naval.

Haifa cable car

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. Haifa cable car is situated 260 metres southwest of Clandestine Immigration and Naval.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bat Galim and Ein Ha’Yam.

Bat Galim

Suburb

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Bat Galim is a neighborhood in Haifa, Israel, located at the foot of Mount Carmel on the Mediterranean coast. Bat Galim is known for its promenade and sandy beaches.

Ein Ha’Yam

Suburb

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