Haifa, Israel.
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About Haifa:
Haifa (Hebrew: çÅéôÈäý) is the largest city in northern Israel and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of about 267,800. The city is a seaport located on Israel's Mediterranean coastline in the Haifa Bay, about 90 km north of Tel Aviv, and is one of the country's major industrial centers. Haifa is divided into three major topographical levels. The lower city is the commercial center of the town with modern harbor facilities. The middle level is an older residential zone and the upper level consists of modern neighborhoods, overlooking the sandy beaches of Haifa's cosmopolitan bay.
The city is built on a hill, below and on the historic Mount Carmel. Today, the city is home to a mixed population of Jews and Muslim and Christian Arabs, who are mostly secular. As such, Haifa is unique in Israel because its public transport runs on Saturdays, the Jewish Sabbath.
The city is also home to the Bahá'í World Centre (including the Bahá'í Gardens), a centre of the Bahá'í Faith.
Haifa also hosts two world-class academic institutions, the University of Haifa, and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Recently, hi-tech industry has started to invest in the city with Research and Development facilities.
