Haifa Street
Haifa Street (or Hayfa Street) () is a two-mile-long street in Baghdad, Iraq. Along with Yafa Street (named after the port city of Jaffa), it runs southeast to the Assassin's Gate, an archway that served as the main entrance to the American-run Green Zone during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, paralleling the Tigris River. It was named "Haifa" in the 1980s by Saddam Hussein in honor of the port city of Haifa, Israel. That said, Saddam nor the current Iraqi government recognize Israel as a country so it is considered instead to be named after Haifa, Palestine despite the city of Haifa being well within Israel's UN recognized borders. The street is lined with many high-rise buildings. Prior to the 1990–91 Gulf War, the British Embassy in Iraq was located on Haifa Street.