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. | |
![]() Map of Haifa | |
Coordinates: 32°49′0″N 34°59′0″E / 32.81667°N 34.98333°E | |
Grid position | 145/246 PAL |
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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.