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Haifa ( , , colloquial Hayfa; ), the third-largest city in the State of Israel, has a population of over 277,082. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including Daliyat al-Karmel, the Krayot, Nesher, Tirat Carmel, and some kibbutzim. Together these areas form a contiguous urban area, home to nearly 600,000 residents, which makes up the inner core of the Haifa metropolitan area, the second- or third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is also home to the Bahá'í World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Baha'i pilgrims.

Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, the settlement has a history spanning more than 3,000 years. The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam, a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE). In the 3rd century CE, Haifa was known as a dye-making center. Over the centuries, the city has changed hands: being conquered and ruled by the Phoenicians, Persians , Hasmoneans, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottomans, British, and the Israelis. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the Haifa Municipality has governed the city.

the city is a major seaport located on Israel's Mediterranean coastline in the Bay of Haifa covering . It lies about north of Tel Aviv and is the major regional center of northern Israel. Two respected academic institutions, the University of Haifa and the Technion, are located in Haifa, in addition to the largest k-12 school in Israel, the Hebrew Reali School. The city plays an important role in Israel's economy. It is home to Matam, one of the oldest and largest high-tech parks in the country. Haifa Bay is a center of heavy industry, petroleum refining and chemical processing. Haifa formerly functioned as the western terminus of an oil pipeline from Iraq via Jordan.

Haifa (musician)

Haifa is a female singer from the United Kingdom who has released two songs "Unbreak My Heart" in 2002 and "When I Call Your Name" in 2003. In 2004, she entered for United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, with a song called "Me Without You", and finished last in the TV show called Making Your Mind Up.

Haifa (film)

Haifa is a 1996 Palestinian drama film directed by Rashid Masharawi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

Haifa (disambiguation)

Haifa may refer to:

Places
  • Haifa, an Israeli port city
  • Haifa District, an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa
  • Haifa metropolitan area
  • Haifa Bay, a bay near Haifa
  • Haifa Street, in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Krayot (Haifa), a cluster of five cities near Haifa
Locations in the city of Haifa
  • Cable cars in Haifa
  • Haifa Bat Galim Central Bus Station
  • Haifa Bat Galim Railway Station
  • Haifa Center HaShmona Railway Station
  • Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station
  • Haifa Hof HaCarmel Railway Station
  • Haifa Lee Breakwater Light, a lighthouse
  • Matam, Haifa, a hi-tech park
  • Neighborhoods of Haifa
    • German Colony, Haifa
    • Kiryat Eliezer, Haifa
    • Kiryat Shmuel, Haifa
    • Neve Sha'anan, Haifa
    • Romema (Haifa)
Palestinian villages
  • Abu Shusha (Haifa District)
  • Al-Mazar, Haifa
  • Al-Tira, Haifa
  • Al Jalama, Haifa
  • Kabara, Haifa
  • Qira, Haifa
  • Wadi Ara, Haifa
  • Yajur, Haifa
Companies and institutions
  • Haifa Airport
  • Haifa Center of Law & Technology
  • Haifa Museum of Ancient Art
  • Haifa Theatre
  • IBM Haifa Research Laboratory
  • Port of Haifa, the largest Israel's international seaport
  • University of Haifa
  • WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education
Sport clubs
  • Beitar Haifa F.C., a football club
  • Haifa Underdogs, an amateur American football team
  • Haifa Wild Boars, a rugby team
  • Hapoel Haifa F.C., a football club
  • Maccabi Haifa B.C., a basketball club
    • Maccabi Haifa B.C. Past Roster
  • Maccabi Haifa F.C., a football club
    • 1988–89 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season
    • 2008–09 Maccabi Haifa F.C. season
    • List of Maccabi Haifa F.C. managers
    • List of Maccabi Haifa F.C. players
    • List of Maccabi Haifa F.C. seasons
  • Maccabi Haifa W., a weightlifting team
Historical events
  • History of Haifa
  • Battle of Haifa (1948)
  • Battle of Haifa Street, 2007 battle for the control of Haifa Street in Baghdad, Iraq
  • Cairo–Haifa train bombings 1948
  • Haifa Street helicopter incident in 2004
  • Haifa bus 37 suicide bombing
  • Haifa Oil Refinery massacre
People
  • Haifa (musician), an electronic dance musician
  • Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani, women's rights activists
  • Haifa bint Faisal Al Saud, daughter of King Faisal and wife of Prince Bandar
  • Haifa Wehbe, a Lebanese singer
  • Haifa Zangana, an Iraqi novelist
  • List of people from Haifa
Other
  • Haifa (film), a 1996 film
  • Baby Haifa, an album by Haifa Wehbe
  • Haifa Declaration, set of orderly ideological and political doctrine
  • Haifa International Film Festival
  • Haifa Women's Coalition, a coalition of four women's organizations
  • RAF Haifa, Royal Air Force station between 1942 and 1948

Usage examples of "haifa".

Saddam Hussein has finally carried out an attack on Israel by firing modified Scud missiles at Tel Aviv and Haifa.

Natalie left the ugly suburbs of Tel Aviv and drove north along the coast on the Haifa Road.

Saudi Princess Haifa al Faisal provided any funds to the conspiracy, either directly or indirectly.

We were all mighty pleased to be on the move again, partly because Haifa was not a deliriously exciting place to be in, but chiefly because the neighbourhood of the famous river Kishon was singularly uninviting, and when the rains came, would be a veritable plague-spot of malaria and blackwater fever.

And the last time lawyers had come to see him was back in Raed's thirteenth year here, when he'd been served divorce papers from Haifa and papers disowning him as a parent from Basma, his daughter.

But, Bondurant is already employed as Jimmy Haifas ad hoc cabstand enforcer.

She had already given away all the dishes in his flat, made the silver kosher by boiling it, and brought from Haifa her bedroom furniture to replace Yael's.

Idly checking the GCNN affiliate feed out of Haifa, he heard a report of troop deployments.

Haifa dozen standard 'phone repair kits, with the official connectors that wouldn't trip any alarms no matter where they were plugged in.

Per haps a suicide bombing in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv or Haifa to distract atten tion.

A tank driver from Kfar Blum with both legs smashed told me it's all over, the government's lying, the Syrians and the Iraqis will be in Haifa tomorrow, and it'll be a big massacre.

The instant the Star of David entered the three-mile limit off Palestine she would be boarded by a British landing party and towed off to Haifa.

Whatever kind of winter, it would be good to be back in her flat in Haifa, where from the bedroom window umbrella pines framed the intense blue water of the bay, and the whitewashed walls reflected back a glare too bright to look at, even in December.