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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| 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 (2017)[1] | |
| • City | 281,087 |
| • Density | 4,400/km2 (11,000/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.
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There is football club Maccabi Haifa F.C..
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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