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Haifa: {i} city in northern Israel
Haifa: ancient Sycaminum City (pop., 2001: 270,500) and chief port, northwestern Israel. Located on the Bay of Haifa overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, it is first mentioned in the Talmud ( 1st-4th century AD). Conquered in 1100 by Christian Crusaders, it was taken by Napoleon I in 1799 and by Egyptian Gen. Ibrhm Pasha in 1839. Occupied by British forces in 1918, it became part of mandated Palestine. It came under Israeli control in 1948, during the first Arab-Israeli war. Situated on the northern slopes of Mount Carmel, with the exception of its port section on the bay, it is a tourist resort and a commercial centre. Haifa is the world headquarters of the Bah faith
haifa: a major port in northwestern Israel
Haifa and its environs: Haifa and the communities which surround it, Haifa and its suburbs (Israel)
Haifa bay: largest Israeli port located on the Haifa coast
Haifa museum: Municipal Museum of Haifa
Haifa port: large harbor in Haifa (Israel) that is used for passenger and cargo ships
Haifa resident: person who lives in Haifa (Israel)
Hapoel Haifa: Haifa soccer club
Maccabi Haifa: soccer team in Haifa started in 1919

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hayfı

/ˈhīfə/ /ˈhaɪfə/

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