Haifa
Haifa
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From upper left: View of Haifa at night from Mount Carmel; Bahá'í World Centre; aerial view of the Haifa University; Ahmadiyya Mahmood Mosque; the Carmelit; National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space; view of Haifa during the day from Mount Carmel. | |
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Map of Haifa | |
Haifa Location in Israel Haifa Haifa (Asia) Haifa Haifa (Europe) | |
| Coordinates: 32°49′0″N 34°59′0″E / 32.81667°N 34.98333°E | |
| Grid position | 145/246 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Founded | 1st century CE |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Mayor | Einat Kalisch-Rotem |
| Area | |
| • City | 63,666 dunams (63.666 km2 or 24.582 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • City | 290,306 |
| • Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 600,000 |
| • Metro | 1,050,000 |
| Website | www.haifa.muni.il |
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, at the base of Mount Carmel. It is the third-largest city in the country and an important sea port and industrial center.
Sports
There is a football club called Maccabi Haifa F.C. in Haifa.
References
- ↑ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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