The Bahai terraced gardens, Haifa, Israel (UNESCO WHS)
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 264,900. Haifa has a mixed population of Jews and Arabs. The Arab population used to be predominantly Christian, while some of the Jewish population arrived from Russia. It is also home to the Bahá'í World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Haifa, built on the slopes of Mount Carmel, has a history dating back to Biblical times. The earliest known settlement in the vicinity was Tell Abu Hawam, a small port city established in the Late Bronze Age (14th century BCE). In the 3rd century CE, Haifa was known as a dye-making center. Over the centuries, the city has changed hands: It has been conquered and ruled by the Byzantines, Arabs, Crusaders, Ottomans, Egyptians, and the British. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the city has been governed by the Haifa Municipality.
Today, the city is a major seaport located on Israel's Mediterranean coastline in the Bay of Haifa covering 63.7 square kilometres (24.6 sq mi). It is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Tel Aviv and is the major regional center of northern Israel. Two respected academic institutions, the University of Haifa and the Technion, are located in Haifa, and the city plays an important role in Israel's economy. It has several high-tech parks, among them the oldest and largest in the country, an industrial port, and a petroleum refinery. Haifa was formerly the western terminus of an oil pipeline from Iraq via Jordan.
Haifa's main tourist attraction is the Bahá'í World Centre, with the golden-domed Shrine of the Báb and the surrounding gardens.
海法，是以色列北部港口城市，西瀕地中海，背倚迦密山。海法是以色列第三大城市，仅次于耶路撒冷和特拉维夫。该市面积为60平方公里，人口267,800（2006年6月），都市区人口达到1 039 000人。
位于以色列海法的巴哈伊世界中心实为巴哈伊教的行政中心，也是目前巴哈伊教徒的朝圣地，其毗邻大海，建造在卡梅尔山之上，烘托于沿坡建造的阶梯花园之中。
巴哈伊世界中心的许多地点，像阶梯花园，巴孛灵殿等形成卡梅尔山北坡奇观的元素作为巴哈伊圣地已在2008年7月被载入世界遗产名录
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