Sail Tower

The Sail Tower, also known as District Government Center - Building B, is a skyscraper and government building in , . It is part of the Haifa District Government Center, which is named after Yitzhak Rabin and serves the .
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: government offices in Haifa, Israel
  • Also known as: “Bet HaMifras”, “The missile tower”, “מגדל הטיל”, and “برج الصواريخ”
  • Address: 36 העצמאות, חיפה

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Al-Jarina Mosque and Paris Square.

Mosque
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The or Al-Jerina Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Haifa, was the main mosque of , . Built in 1775 CE, during the Ottoman rule of the Levant, the mosque was originally named al-Nasr Mosque, in honor of Admiral Hassan Pasha al-Jazairli's victory over local ruler Daher al-Omar in August 1775.

Square
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The also known as Hamra Square or the Churches District is a public square in , , located in Downtown Haifa. It was built during the Ottoman period. is situated 310 metres northwest of Sail Tower.

Church
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is situated 200 metres west of Sail Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haifa and Hadar HaCarmel.

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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.

Suburb
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is a district of , . Located on the northern slope of between the upper and lower city overlooking the Port of Haifa and Haifa Bay, it was once the commercial center of Haifa.

Suburb
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is a predominantly Arab neighborhood in the city of , with a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.

Sail Tower

Latitude
32.81626° or 32° 48′ 59″ north
Longitude
35.00278° or 35° 0′ 10″ east
Levels
29
Height
113 metres (370 feet)
Open location code
8G4QR283+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 605918311
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q2877453
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sail Tower” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج الشراع”
  • Czech: “Migdal ha-Mifras”
  • Dutch: “Sail Tower”
  • French: “Sail Tower”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל המפרש”
  • Indonesian: “Sail Tower”
  • Portuguese: “Sail Tower”
  • Russian: “Небоскрёб «Парус»”
  • Russian: “Парус”
  • Slovak: “Migdal ha-Mifras”
  • Spanish: “Sail Tower”
  • Spanish: “Torre Sail”
  • Ukrainian: “Вітрило”
  • Ukrainian: “Парус”

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Highlights: Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and Ministry of Interior.

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