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Haifa - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Etymology 2 Locations 3 History Toggle History subsection 3.1 Bronze Age: Tell Abu Hawam 3.2 Roman Empire 3.3 Byzantine Empire 3.4 Muslim caliphates 3.5 Crusaders, Ayyubids and Mamluks 3.6 Ottoman Empire 3.6.1 Bahá'í faith's shrine 3.7 British Mandate 3.7.1 1947–1948 Civil War in Palestine 3.8 Israel 3.8.1 20th century 3.8.2 21st century 4 Demographics Toggle Demographics subsection 4.1 Religious and ethnic communities 5 Geography Toggle Geography subsection 5.1 Flora and fauna 5.2 Climate 6 Neighborhoods 7 Economy Toggle Economy subsection 7.1 Tourism and religious sites 8 Arts and culture Toggle Arts and culture subsection 8.1 Museums 9 Government Toggle Government subsection 9.1 Mayors 10 Voting Patterns 11 Medical facilities 12 Education 13 Transportation Toggle Transportation subsection 13.1 Public transportation 13.2 Air and sea transport 13.3 Roads 14 Sports 15 Notable people 16 Major terrorist attacks 17 Twin towns – sister cities 18 See also 19 References 20 Sources 21 Further reading 22 External links Toggle the table of contents Haifa 113 languages Afrikaans Alemannisch Aragonés Ænglisc العربية ܐܪܡܝܐ الدارجة مصرى Asturianu Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Башҡортса Basa Bali Boarisch Žemaitėška Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Български বাংলা Brezhoneg Буряад Català Нохчийн Cebuano کوردی Čeština Чӑвашла Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Zazaki Ελληνικά Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara فارسی Suomi Français Nordfriisk Gaeilge Gàidhlig Galego Gaelg עברית हिन्दी Hrvatski Magyar Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Interlingue Ido Íslenska Italiano 日本語 Jawa ქართული Қазақша ಕನ್ನಡ 한국어 Latina Ladino Lëtzebuergesch Limburgs Lietuvių Latviešu Мокшень Malagasy Македонски മലയാളം Монгол मराठी Bahasa Melayu Malti Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk bokmål Occitan Ирон ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Polski پښتو Português Română Русский Sardu Sicilianu Scots Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Simple English Slovenčina Shqip Српски / srpski Sesotho Svenska Kiswahili Ślůnski தமிழ் Тоҷикӣ ไทย Tagalog Türkçe Українська اردو Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Tiếng Việt Winaray 吴语 მარგალური ייִדיש Zeêuws 粵語中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read View source View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read View source View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikinews Wikiquote Wikivoyage Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 32°49′09″N 34°59′57″E / 32.81917°N 34.99917°E / 32.81917; 34.99917 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia City in Northern Israel For other uses, see Haifa (disambiguation). {{native name|ar|حيفا|italics=off}}"},"settlement_type":{"wt":"[[List of cities in Israel|City]]"},"image_skyline":{"wt":"{{Multiple image\n | perrow = 1/3/2/2\n | border = infobox\n | total_width = 300\n | caption_align = center\n | image1 = The Hanging Gardens of Haifa, Israel (50099173503) (cropped).jpg\n | caption1 = Skyline of Haifa from the [[Baháʼí World Centre]]\n | image2 = SailTower.jpg\n | caption2 = [[Sail Tower]]\n | image3 = Haifa_Theatre_0401.jpg\n | caption3 = [[Haifa Theatre]]\n | image4 = Israel_Electric_Company_Building_-_Hof_HaCarmel_-_Haifa.jpg\n | caption4 = [[IEC Tower]]\n | image5 = 98082 polytechnic PikiWiki Israel.jpg\n | caption5 = [[Madatech]]\n | image6 = Bat Galim neighborhood and Haifa Bay.jpg\n | caption6 = [[Bat Galim]]\n | image7 = Hadar_and_Carmel.jpg\n | caption7 = [[Hadar HaCarmel]]\n | image8 = 97600_stella_maris_monastery_PikiWiki_Israel.jpg\n | caption8 = [[Stella Maris Monastery]]\n}}"},"image_flag":{"wt":"Flag of Haifa.svg"},"image_blank_emblem":{"wt":"[[File:Haifa coa.svg|60px]]"},"blank_emblem_type":{"wt":"Coat of arms"},"image_map":{"wt":"Printable_map_haifa_israel_g_view_level_12_eng_svg.svg"},"mapsize":{"wt":"250px"},"map_caption":{"wt":"Map of Haifa"},"pushpin_map_alt":{"wt":""},"pushpin_map":{"wt":"Israel north haifa#Israel"},"pushpin_mapsize":{"wt":""},"pushpin_label_position":{"wt":"left"},"pushpin_map_caption":{"wt":"Location in Israel"},"coordinates":{"wt":"{{coord|32|49|09|N|34|59|57|E|region:IL|display=inline,title}}"},"grid_name":{"wt":"Grid position"},"grid_position":{"wt":"145/246 [[Palestine grid|PAL]]"},"subdivision_type":{"wt":"[[List of sovereign states|Country]]"},"subdivision_name":{"wt":"{{ISR}}"},"subdivision_type1":{"wt":"[[Districts of Israel|District]]"},"subdivision_name1":{"wt":"[[Haifa District|Haifa]]"},"subdivision_type2":{"wt":"Subdistrict"},"subdivision_name2":{"wt":"[[Haifa Subdistrict|Haifa]]"},"established_title":{"wt":"Founded"},"established_date":{"wt":"1st century CE"},"government_type":{"wt":"[[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]"},"governing_body":{"wt":"Municipality of Haifa"},"leader_title":{"wt":"[[Mayor of Haifa|Mayor]]"},"leader_name":{"wt":"[[Yona Yahav]]"},"unit_pref":{"wt":"dunam"},"area_total_dunam":{"wt":"{{formatnum:63666|R}}"},"population_footnotes":{"wt":"{{Israel populations|reference}}"},"population_total":{"wt":"{{Israel populations|Haifa}}"},"population_urban":{"wt":"600,000"},"population_metro":{"wt":"1,050,000"},"population_as_of":{"wt":"{{Israel populations|Year}}"},"population_density_km2":{"wt":"auto"},"population_demonym":{"wt":"Haifan"},"demographics_type1":{"wt":"Ethnicity"},"demographics1_footnotes":{"wt":"{{Israel populations|reference}}"},"demographics1_title1":{"wt":"[[Israeli Jews|Jews]]"},"demographics1_info1":{"wt":"73.1%"},"demographics1_title2":{"wt":"[[Arab citizens of Israel|Arabs]]"},"demographics1_info2":{"wt":"12.1%"},"demographics1_title3":{"wt":"Others"},"demographics1_info3":{"wt":"14.8%"},"timezone1":{"wt":"[[Israel Standard Time|IST]]"},"utc_offset1":{"wt":"+2"},"timezone1_DST":{"wt":"[[Israel Summer Time|IDT]]"},"utc_offset1_DST":{"wt":"+3"},"website":{"wt":"{{URL|www.haifa.muni.il/English/Pages/default.aspx|www.haifa.muni.il}}"}},"i":0}}]}'>City in Israel Haifa חיפה (Hebrew) حيفا (Arabic) City Skyline of Haifa from the Baháʼí World Centre Sail Tower Haifa Theatre IEC Tower Madatech Bat Galim Hadar HaCarmel Stella Maris Monastery Flag Coat of arms Map of Haifa Haifa Location in Israel Show map of Northern Haifa region of Israel Haifa Haifa (Israel) Show map of Israel Coordinates: 32°49′09″N 34°59′57″E / 32.81917°N 34.99917°E / 32.81917; 34.99917[[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: {{#parsoid\u0000fragment:15}}[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Haifa&params=32_49_09_N_34_59_57_E_region:IL_type:city(297082) 32°49′09″N 34°59′57″E / 32.81917°N 34.99917°E / 32.81917; 34.99917][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"}}'/> Grid position 145/246 PAL Country Israel District Haifa Subdistrict Haifa Founded 1st century CE Government • Type Mayor–council • Body Municipality of Haifa • Mayor Yona Yahav Area • City 63,666 dunams (63.666 km2; 24.582 sq mi) Population (2024)[1] • City 297,082 • Density 4,666.3/km2 (12,086/sq mi) • Urban 600,000 • Metro 1,050,000 Demonym Haifan Ethnicity[1] • Jews 73.1% • Arabs 12.1% • Others 14.8% Time zone UTC+2 (IST) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (IDT) Website www.haifa.muni.il Haifa (/ˈhaɪfə/ HY-fə; Hebrew: חיפה, romanized: Ḥayfā, IPA: [ˈχajfa]; Arabic: حيفا, romanized: Ḥayfā, IPA: [ħaj.faː])[2] is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of 297,082 in 2024. The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel.[3] It is home to the Baháʼí Faith's Baháʼí World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and destination for Baháʼí pilgrimage.[4] Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, the settlement has a history spanning more than 3,000 years. Over the millennia, the Haifa area has changed hands: being conquered and ruled by the Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Hasmoneans, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottomans, and the British. The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam, a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE).[5] In the 3rd century CE, Haifa was known as a dye-making center. Haifa el-Atika, 5 km northwest of Tell Abu Hawam, is the former site of Haifa as it existed between the 11th–18th centuries. In the late Ottoman period, in the 1760s, Haifa el-Atika was relocated 2.5 kilometres (1+1⁄2 miles) to the east as a new, fortified town, today known as the Old City of Haifa. During and after the Battle of Haifa in the 1948 Palestine war, most of the city's Arab population fled or were expelled and the Old City was subsequently demolished. That year, the city became part of the then-newly established state of Israel. As of 2016[update], the city is a major seaport located on Israel's Mediterranean coastline in the Bay of Haifa covering 63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi). It lies about 90 km (56 mi) north of Tel Aviv and is the major regional center of northern Israel. Two respected academic institutions, the University of Haifa and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology the oldest and top ranked university in both Israel and the Middle East, 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; and prior to the opening of Tel Aviv Light Rail, Haifa is the only city with underground rapid transit system in Israel known as the Carmelit.[6][7] 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.[8] It is one of Israel's mixed cities, with an Arab-Israeli population of c.10%. Etymology Western Haifa from the air The ultimate origin of the name Haifa remains unclear. One theory holds it derives from the name of the high priest Caiaphas.[citation needed] Some Christians believe it was named for Saint Peter, whose Aramaic name was Keipha.[citation needed] Another theory holds it could be derived from the Hebrew verb root חפה (hafa), from H-f-h root (ח-פ-ה), meaning to cover or shield, i.e. Mount Carmel covers Haifa;[9] others point to a possible origin in the Hebrew word חוֹף (hof), meaning 'shore', or חוֹף יָפֶה (hof yafe), meaning 'beautiful shore'.[9][10] Other spellings in English included Caipha, Kaipha, Caiffa, Kaiffa and Khaifa.[11] The name Efa first appears during Roman rule, some time after the end of the 1…