Haifa

Haifa is a city in , . Haifa is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Centre for the Study of the Texts and Shrine of the Bab.

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.

Bahá’í temple
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The Shrine of the Báb is a structure on the slopes of in , , 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 in Acre.

Museum
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The is a museum on the crest of , in , , dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haifa and Tirat Carmel.

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is the third largest city in 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.

Town
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, or Tirat HaCarmel, is a city in the in . Throughout the ages, the site of the modern city was controlled by many people, including the Romans, the Ottoman, and the .

Town
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is a city in the of . In 2024 it had a population of 22,896. It was founded in 1923 as a workers town for the Cement factory, the first cement factory in the country.

Haifa

Latitude
32.7993° or 32° 47′ 58″ north
Longitude
34.9933° or 34° 59′ 36″ east
Open location code
8G4PQXXV+P8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 368182252
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Haifa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حيفا”
  • French: “Haïfa”
  • Greek: “Χάιφα”
  • Hebrew: “חיפה”
  • Hindi: “हाइफ़ा”
  • Italian: “Haifa”
  • Russian: “Хайфа”
  • Ukrainian: “Хайфа”

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Localities in the Area

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