Haifa | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-26

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haifa


00:01:54 1 Etymology
00:02:34 2 Locations and names
00:05:20 3 History
00:05:28 3.1 Bronze Age: Tell Abu Hawam
00:05:46 3.2 In the Hebrew Bible
00:06:14 3.3 Persian and Hellenistic period: near Shikmona
00:06:49 3.3.1 Shikmona
00:07:17 3.4 Roman period
00:07:34 3.5 Byzantine period
00:07:48 3.6 Early Muslim period
00:08:24 3.7 Crusader, Ayyubid and Mamluk rule
00:09:58 3.8 Ottoman period
00:14:08 3.9 British Mandate
00:16:54 3.10 1947–1948 Civil War in Palestine
00:20:07 3.11 State of Israel
00:22:03 4 Demographics
00:23:17 4.1 Religious and ethnic communities
00:25:11 5 Geography
00:26:01 6 Flora and fauna
00:26:29 7 Climate
00:27:20 8 Neighborhoods
00:29:16 9 Urban development
00:33:03 10 Economy
00:35:19 10.1 Tourism
00:36:30 11 Arts and culture
00:37:44 11.1 Museums
00:39:13 12 Government
00:41:15 12.1 Mayors
00:41:22 13 Medical facilities
00:42:17 14 Education
00:44:28 15 Transportation
00:44:36 15.1 Public transportation
00:48:50 15.2 Air and sea transport
00:49:18 15.3 Roads
00:49:54 16 Sports
00:51:33 17 People from Haifa
00:52:34 18 Twin towns – sister cities
00:52:50 19 See also



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Haifa (Hebrew: חֵיפָה Ḥefa [χei̯ˈfa]; Arabic: حيفا‎ Ḥayfa) is the third-largest city in Israel – after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv – with a population of 281,087 in 2017. The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the second- or third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is home to the Bahá'í World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Bahá'í 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 millennia, the Haifa area has changed hands: being conquered and ruled by the Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, Persians, Hasmoneans, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottomans, and the British. 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 Jonathan 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.