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Lightning storm over the city of Haifa, Israel. The bay between Haifa and Akko (Acre) is the perfect place to watch the Mediterranean storms pass by.
Haifa is the largest city in Northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs. It is also home to the Bahá'í World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, Haifa has a history dating back to Biblical times.
"Haifa (Hebrew: חֵיפָה Hefa [χei̯ˈfa, ˈχai̯fa]; Arabic: حيفا Hayfa), is the third-largest city in the State of Israel, with a population of 278,903 in 2015.
The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the second- or third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is also home to the Bahá'í World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Baha'i pilgrims.
Built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, the settlement has a history spanning more than 3,000 years. The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam, a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE). In the 3rd century CE, Haifa was known as a dye-making center. Over the centuries, the city has changed hands: being conquered and ruled by the Phoenicians, Persians, Hasmoneans, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottomans, British, and the Israelis. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the Haifa Municipality has governed the city.
As of 2016, the city is a major seaport located on Israel's Mediterranean coastline in the Bay of Haifa covering 63.7 square kilometres (24.6 sq mi). It lies about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Tel Aviv and is the major regional center of northern Israel. According to researcher J. Kis-Lev Haifa is considered a relative haven for coexistence between Jews and Arabs. Two respected academic institutions, the University of Haifa and the Technion, are located in Haifa, in addition to the largest k-12 school in Israel, the Hebrew Reali School. The city plays an important role in Israel's economy. It is home to Matam, one of the oldest and largest high-tech parks in the country; Haifa also owns the only underground rapid transit system located in Israel, known as The Carmelit. Haifa Bay is a center of heavy industry, petroleum refining and chemical processing. Haifa formerly functioned as the western terminus of an oil pipeline from Iraq via Jordan."
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Bahai Gardens.
The Bahá'Ã- Faith is a religion teaching the essential worth of all religions, and the unity and equality of all people.Established by Bahá'u'lláh in 1863, it initially grew in Iran (Persia) and parts of the Middle East, where it has faced ongoing persecution since its inception. Currently it has between 5 and 7 million adherents, known as Bahá'Ã-s, spread out into most of the world's countries and territories.
Bahá'Ã- gardens, alson known as The Terraces of the Bahá'Ã- Faith, or the Hanging Gardens of Haifa, are garden terraces around the Shrine of the Báb, where the remains of the Báb, founder of the BábÃ- Faith and forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh in the Bahá'Ã- Faith, have been buried.
Beginning at its base, the gardens extend almost a kilometer up the side of Mount Carmel, covering some 200,000 square meters of land. The gardens are linked by a set of stairs flanked by twin streams of running water cascading down the mountainside through the steps and terrace bridges.
A Haïfa se trouve le temple principal de la religion bahá'íe, dont le dôme d'or est devenu la marque de fabrique de la ville.
Les jardins en terrasses qui mènent au sanctuaire peuvent être considérés comme l'un des sites les plus reconnaissables de Haïfa, et chaque année, ils attirent de nombreux visiteurs. Le total de 19 terrasses, divisées en deux parties par le bâtiment du sanctuaire et un jardin avec celui-ci, s'étalent sur un kilomètre au total, à partir du pied du Mont Carmel.
В Хайфе находится главный храм религии Бахаи, золотой купол которого стал визитной карточкой города.
Террасные сады, которые ведут наверх, к усыпальнице, можно назвать одной из самых узнаваемых достопримечательностей Хайфы, и ежегодно они привлекают множество посетителей. Всего 19 террас, разделённых на две части зданием усыпальницы и садом при ней, растянуты в совокупности на целый километр, начинаясь от подножия горы Кармель.