Things to see in Haifa
Haifa is a city in Israel, with an urban population of about 1 million. Below are 20 notable places within about 8 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Shrine of the Báb Place of worship
The Shrine of the Báb is a structure on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel, where the remains of the Báb, founder of the Bábí Faith and forerunner of Baháʼu'lláh in the Baháʼí Faith, are buried; it is considered to be the second holiest place on Earth for Baháʼís, after the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh in Acre.
2Stella Maris Monastery Place of worship
The Stella Maris Monastery is a Catholic Christian monastery for Discalced Carmelite friars, located on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel.
3Bahá'í Terraces Park
The Baháʼí Terraces, or the Hanging Gardens of Haifa, are garden terraces on Mount Carmel in Haifa, and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Israel.
4Mahmood Mosque Place of worship
The Mahmood Mosque is a mosque on Mount Carmel in Kababir, in the Haifa district of Israel. It was built in the early 1930s and expanded by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in the late 1970s and serves as the community's headquarters in the Middle East.
5Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art Art
The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art is a museum on the crest of Mount Carmel, in Haifa, Israel, dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of Japanese art.
6Israeli Navy Museum Museum
The Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum is a technical history museum located in Haifa, Israel.
7Al Jarina mosque Place of worship
The Al-Jarina Mosque or Al-Jerina Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Haifa, was the main mosque of Haifa, Israel.
8Haifa Museum of Art Museum
The Haifa Museum of Art, established in 1951, is located in a historic building built in the 1930s in Wadi Nisnas, downtown Haifa.
9St. Elijah Cathedral Place of worship
St. Elijah Cathedral, also called St. Elias Greek-Melkite Cathedral, is the Melkite cathedral in Haifa, serving the Greek-Catholics of the Byzantine rite making up the majority of Christians in both Haifa and Israel.
10Israel Railway Museum Museum
Israel Railway Museum is the national railway museum of Israel, located in Haifa. The railway museum is owned by Israel Railways and is located at the Haifa East Railway Station which nowadays no longer serves passengers.
11Cave of Elijah Place of worship
Cave of Elijah is the name used for two grottoes on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, Israel, associated with Biblical prophet Elijah.
12Tel Shikmona History
Tell es-Samak or Tel Shikmona, meaning 'mound of the fish', is an ancient Phoenician tell (mound) situated near the sea coast in the modern city of Haifa, Israel, just south of the Israeli National Institute of Oceanography.
13Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space Museum
The Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space (also known as Madatech) is a science and technology museum in the city of Haifa, Israel.
14Israeli National Maritime Museum Museum
The National Maritime Museum is a maritime and archaeological museum in Haifa, Israel.
15Tell Abu Hawam History
Tell Abu Hawam is the site of a small city established in the Late Bronze Age (circa 1600 BCE) in the area of modern-day Haifa, Israel. It was known to the Crusaders as Latin: Cayphas Vetusta (Ancient Haifa) and Latin: Vetus Cayphas (Old Haifa).
16Hecht Museum Art
The Reuben and Edith Hecht Museum is a museum located on the grounds of the University of Haifa, Israel.
17St. Louis the King Cathedral, Haifa Place of worship
The St. Louis the King Cathedral, or the Maronite Church of St. Louis, is a Catholic church of the Maronite Eastern rite located in Haifa, in northern Israel.
18Paris Square Neighbourhood
The Paris Square also known as Hamra Square or the Churches District is a public square in Haifa, Israel, located in Downtown Haifa. It was built during the Ottoman period.
19Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Haifa Place of worship
The Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Catholic Christian monastery for Carmelite nuns that sits on the slope of Mount Carmel, in Haifa, Israel.
20Al-Midan Theater Arts & culture
Al Midan Theater is the Arabic-speaking theater in Haifa, Israel.
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