בית כליפה

בית כליפה is an apartment building in Haifa District, Israel. בית כליפה is situated nearby to the government office Consulat de France, as well as near Bahá’í gardens.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shrine of the Bab and Bahá’í gardens.

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 260 metres south of בית כליפה.

Bahá’í gardens

The Baháʼí Terraces, or the Hanging Gardens of Haifa, are garden terraces on Mount Carmel in Haifa, and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Israel. Bahá’í gardens is situated 160 metres east of בית כליפה.

Centre for the Study of the Texts

A Baháʼí House of Worship, or Baháʼí temple, is a place of worship in the Baháʼí Faith. It is also referred to as Mashriqu'l-Adhkár. Each House of Worship features a nine-sided design surrounded by nine gardens and pathways, reflecting the symbolic significance of the number nine, which Baháʼís associate with unity and completeness. Centre for the Study of the Texts is situated 490 metres south of בית כליפה.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include German Colony and Wadi Nisnas.

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.