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HaMifratz Central Bus Station
Haifa Bay central bus station ( he, מרכזית המפרץ, ''Merkazit HaMifratz, Arabic: مركزيّة هامفراتس (شاطئ حيفا) , Mirakaziyyat Hamifrats''), known also as HaMifratz central bus station is the main bus station of the Haifa Bay (''Mifratz Haifa'') area. It is co-located with HaMifratz Central railway station and is adjacent to Lev HaMifratz Mall. It opened in 2002 and was substantially renovated and expanded in the late 2010s. Overview HaMifratz central bus station serves local Egged bus lines within the city of Haifa, suburban lines, and the Metronit BRT system. Egged, Nateev Express and Superbus all operate intercity bus routes. All bus routes from the north and the Galilee which formerly terminated at the old Bat Galim central bus station now terminate at HaMifratz station. The station is part of a large public transport complex at Lev Hamifratz which serves bus and rail passengers. The station also serves as a terminal for the Rakavlit, a 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial Tramway
An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip of an aerial tramway cabin is fixed onto the propulsion rope and cannot be decoupled from it during operations. In comparison to gondola lifts, aerial tramways generally provide lower line capacities and higher wait times. Terminology Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine regions of Europe, the French and German names, ''téléphérique'' and ''Seilbahn'', respectively, are often also used in an English language context. ''Cable car'' is the usual term in British English, as in British English the word ''tramway'' generally refers to a railed street tramway while in American English, ''cable car'' may additionally refer to a cable-pulled street tramway with detachable vehicles; e.g., San Francisco's cable cars. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmel Tunnels
Highway 23, more-commonly known as the "Carmel Tunnels" ( he, מנהרות הכרמל, ''Minharot HaCarmel''), are a set of toll tunnels in Haifa, Israel. The tunnels' purpose is to reduce road congestion in the Haifa area and to provide an alternate route of reaching the eastern and central parts of the city, Haifa Bay and the Krayot area to and from Israel's central coastal plain without having to travel through traffic-congested downtown Haifa, having to drive up and across Mount Carmel, or bypassing Haifa from the east – along the edge of the Jezreel Valley (via Highway 70 for example). The tunnels cut the travel time from the Haifa South interchange in the west to the Checkpost interchange in the east from 30–50 minutes down to 6 minutes. The tunnels were built and are operated as a BOT project. They were opened to traffic on 1 December 2010. Overview The entire project is 8.6 km long. There are four tunnels (two sets of twin tunnels), the 3.5 km long western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Canyon (mall)
The Grand Canyon (Hebrew: גרנד קניון, literally "Grand Mall," a play on words with the actual Grand Canyon) is the largest shopping mall in northern Israel, located in the northern city of Haifa. It features 220 stores, of which approximately 80% are chain stores. Inside the mall there is also a spa, and a children's amusement park which closed in April 2014. The mall opens half an hour after sunset on Saturday out of respect for the Jewish Sabbath. However, some stores and restaurants are open on Saturdays. References See also *List of shopping malls in Israel The following is a list of shopping malls in Israel. In Israel, use of the word ''kanyon'' is a play on the words "kana", which means "to buy", and "henyon", which means "parking space" (due to the large amount of parking spaces near the mall), ... * Lev HaMifratz Mall Buildings and structures in Haifa Shopping malls in Israel Shopping malls established in 1999 Tourist attractions in Haifa 1999 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neve Sha'anan, Haifa
Nave Sha'anan ( he, נָוֶה שַׁאֲנָן; ''lit.'' Tranquil Abode) is a neighborhood in eastern Haifa, Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ... that extends from the lower inclines of Mount Carmel to midway across its slopes. History Nave Sha'anan was founded in 1922. The name is based on a verse in the Bible (Isaiah 33:20). The main campus of the Technion is located in Nave Sha'anan. In 2004, Nave Sha'anan had a population of 38,100, Haifa Municipal Council accounting for 14% of the city's total population. Smaller neighborhoods in Neve Sha'anan include Yad Labanim, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bat Galim
Bat Galim ( he, בת גלים, ''lit.'' Daughter of the Waves) is a neighborhood of Haifa, Israel, located at the foot of Mount Carmel on the Mediterranean coast. Bat Galim is known for its promenade and sandy beaches. The neighborhood spans from Rambam hospital in the North to the Haifa Cable Cars in the South, and from the Mediterranean Sea's shore line in the West to Bat Galim's train station on the East. History Bat Galim was the first point of Jewish settlement in modern Haifa. The neighborhood was established in the 1920s as a garden suburb of private homes designed by the Bauhaus architect Richard Kauffmann. During the British Mandate, Bat Galim was Haifa's entertainment center. The "Casino," a landmark building on the Bat Galim promenade, housed a cafe patronized by British officers, although it was never used for gambling. It was also the center of water sports in the country, and a swimming pool was built there. File:Bat Galim 1932.jpg, Bat Galim 1932 1:20,000 File ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesher
Nesher ( he, נֶשֶׁר) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In it had a population of . It was founded in 1923 as a workers town for the Nesher Cement factory, the first cement factory in the country. History Nesher was founded in 1924 as a workers town for the Nesher Cement factory, established in September 1923 by Michael Pollack, a Jewish industrialist from Russia. The area was swampy and malaria-infested, but employees of the factory gradually moved there with their families, bringing the population to 1,500. Nesher was floated as a public company in 1925. In 1929, the Arabs of Balad al-Sheikh attacked the factory and burned down a farm. By the mid-1930s, Nesher Cement had 700 employees, both Jewish and Arab. In 1948, thousands of Jewish immigrants from Europe, Iraq and North Africa settled in Nesher. The town also expanded over the Palestinian village of Balad al-Sheikh, immediately north-west of Old Nesher, after it was depopulated during the 1947–1948 civ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadar HaCarmel
Hadar HaCarmel ( he, הדר הכרמל lit. "''Splendor of the Carmel''"; or simply known as the neighbourhood of Hadar he, שכונת הדר, الهدار in Arabic) is a district of Haifa, Israel. Located on the northern slope of Mount Carmel between the upper and lower city overlooking the Port of Haifa and Haifa Bay, it was once the commercial center of Haifa. Etymology The name of the neighborhood is derived from a verse in Isaiah . History Hadar HaCarmel was founded before World War I. Shmuel Pevzner was one of the founders of the neighborhood and head of its development committee in 1922-1927. By 1944, most of Haifa's 66,000 Jewish residents lived in the district. Haifa's city hall, courthouse and government buildings were located in Hadar, but relocated to the lower city (Downtown) in the turn of the 21st century. Hadar has historically been characterized as a Jewish immigrant neighbourhood with many Holocaust survivors settled in the area, and in the early 1990s when m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiryat Ata
Kiryat Ata ( he, קִרְיַת אָתָא; also Qiryat Ata) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel. In it had a population of , 92% of whom were Jewish citizens. History The Early Bronze Age site at Qiryat Ata has been extensively excavated since 1990, revealing stratified remains from the Neolithic, EB (=early Bronze Age), IB and EB II periods. At ''Tell el ‘Idham'' remains from a continuous habitation from the early Bronze Age, through the Achaemenid Empire, Persian age down to the Roman Empire, Roman era have been identified. Archaeologists Mordechai Aviam and Dan Barag (1935–2009) thought it to be the ''Capharatha'' ( gr, Καφαραθ᾽) mentioned by Josephus in the Lower Galilee, one of several views tentatively identified for the site. Rock-hewn winepresses dating to the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine era have been found here. Some have had crosses and Greek letters incised, supporting the theory that there was a Byzantine monastery located in the area. Ceramics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haifa Hof HaCarmel Central Bus Station
th Carmel Beach central bus station ( he, מֶרְכָּזִית חוֹף הַכַּרְמֵל, ''Merkazit Hof HaKarmel'') is the main bus station in Haifa, Israel, replacing the Haifa Bat Galim central bus station. The former station is now only used to store Egged buses and for Egged office space and inner-city buses now only stop there on the road rather than inside on the route between Haifa Hof HaCarmel central bus station and the Mifratz central bus station. Carmel Beach central bus station opened on 19 August 2003. Since then, all buses coming from the South which formerly ended at Haifa Bat Galim central bus station terminate at Carmel Beach central bus station and new more frequent lines operate between the three stations. Passengers can get a free transfer to urban buses when they buy their inter-city ticket to continue from one central bus station to the other one, or into the city. Carmel Beach central bus station serves local Egged bus lines within the city of Haif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
