Haifa is the main port of Israel, and the country's industrial centre as well. Destroyed by the Mameluk rulers of Egypt . Captured by the Turks. Fortified by the initiative of Shaykh Dahiri l-Amr. Captured by the Egyptian general and viceroy Ibrahim Pasha.
Turkey gets control over Haifa, with the help of European fleets.
Occupied by British forces. Becomes part of the British mandate of Palestine . Technion, now known as Israel Institute of Technology, is opened. A deepwater port, built under supervision of British authorities, is opened. This results in an exodus that stripped Haifa for around 50,000 Arab inhabitants.