Haifa

Haifa
Haifa; חֵיפָה (Hebrew) ; ; حَيْفَا (Arabic)
	City
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Coordinates: Coordinates: 32°49′0″N 34°59′0″E / 32.81667°N 34.98333°E
Country	Israel
District	Haifa (Mehoz Heifa)
Government
• Mayor	Yona Yahav
Area
• Total	63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Elevation	5 - 525.4 m (−1,718.8 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	264,800
Time zone	UTC+2 (Israel Standard Time (IST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (Israel Summer Time (IDT))
Area code(s)	+972 (Israel) + 4 (Haifa)
Website	haifa.muni.il

Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, at the base of Mount Carmel. It is the third-largest city in the country and an important sea port.

References[change | change source]

↑ "CBS 2008 estimate" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2010-05-17.