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חיפה (Hefa or Haifa), is a coastal city in northwestern ישראל (Yisra'el or Israel), built on the slopes of Mount Carmel with a metropolitan population of 1.356 million.1 It is an important comodities port.2
Tourists are drawn to the spectacular hilltop views of the Bahá'í Gardens above the cityscape; the gardens and their associated shrine are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site honoring Bahá'í religious places.3
The tallest building is the 450 foot Sail Tower, named for its convex side's appearance to a full sail. Below the arches supporting the bulge is art work commemorating Hefa's history.4
The Bahá'í Gardens and the Hefa (Haifa) skyline
1. world-gazetteer.com, accessed 6/3/2013.
2. The Times Atlas of the Oceans (Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1983), "commodity loading ports" map shows the icon for phosphate/bauxite/alumina.
3. The designation also applies to a location in Hefa's suburbs as well as locations elsewhere in the nation.
4. The IEC Tower is tallest when measured by roof height (ignoring the 'horns' atop the Sail Tower). Emporis.com, accessed 9/25/2013.