Stella Maris lighthouse

Stella Maris Light, Mount Carmel Light, Har Carmel Light or Haifa Light, is a lighthouse in Haifa, Israel. It is located on the seaward face of , near Stella Maris Monastery, inside an Israeli Navy base.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Israel
  • Also known as: “Stella Maris Light” and “Stella Maris Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Haifa cable car and Elijah’s Cave.

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.

Cave
Photo: Britchi Mirela, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 180 metres north of Stella Maris lighthouse.

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 290 metres northeast of Stella Maris lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Ha’Yam and Bat Galim.

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

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

Stella Maris lighthouse

Latitude
32.82834° or 32° 49′ 42″ north
Longitude
34.96909° or 34° 58′ 9″ east
Open location code
8G4PRXH9+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 179233862
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q2891463
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Spanish—“Stella Maris lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Haifa Light”
  • Czech: “Har Carmel”
  • Czech: “Maják Stalla Maris”
  • Czech: “Maják Stella Maris”
  • Czech: “Mout Carmel”
  • Czech: “Stella Maris Light”
  • Czech: “מגדלור סטלה מאריס”
  • French: “phare Stella Maris”
  • French: “Phare Stella Maris”
  • Hebrew: “מגדלור סטלה מאריס”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Har Carmel”
  • Russian: “Маяк Стелла-Мария”
  • Spanish: “Faro de Stella Maris”

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