Haifa
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Haifa
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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 (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
[change | change source]There is a football club called Maccabi Haifa F.C. in Haifa.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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