Haifa

[ hahy-fuh ]

/ ˈhaɪ fə /

noun

a seaport in NW Israel.

Example sentences from the Web for haifa

HAIFA, Israel — Over the past few days, the north of Israel caught fire.

A New Intifada? Israel’s Arab Citizen Uprising Spreads |Creede Newton |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The first Iraqis you introduce, Yaghdan and Haifa, preview their stories a bit.

We Abandoned Them: Kirk Johnson’s Fight to Save Iraqis |John Kael Weston |September 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Iron Dome anti-rocket batteries have been deployed in the northern regions of Safed, Amakim, and Haifa.

Why Israel Is Concerned About Chemical Weapons, But Will Stay Out of Syria |Yaakov Lappin |August 28, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
A few weeks ago, I was sitting at a Passover Seder with hundreds of other people on a kibbutz not far from Haifa.

What Passover Teaches Us About The Nakba |A. Daniel Roth |April 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Gaza militants have fired thousands of rockets and mortar bombs at Sderot, and not a single one at Haifa.

Was Obama Wrong About Sderot? |Jonathan S. Mark |March 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The little village of well-built stone houses is situate west of the walled town of Haifa, under the shadow of the Carmel range.

Tent Work in Palestine |Claude Reignier Conder
Haifa is notorious on account of its associations with Mount Carmel.

Through Palestine with the 20th Machine Gun Squadron |Unknown
They said an English company secured the right to build a railway from Haifa to Damascus.

Birdseye Views of Far Lands |James T. Nichols
He knew that it was the custom at Haifa to keep at least a squadron of them all ready to start at any instant.

A Desert Drama |A. Conan Doyle
Much of the trade that formerly went to Acre has been attracted to Haifa.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for haifa

Haifa

/ (ˈhaɪfə) /

noun

a port in NW Israel, near Mount Carmel, on the Bay of Acre: Israel's chief port, with an oil refinery and other heavy industry. Pop: 269 400 (2003 est)

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