Nave Sha'anan ( he, נָוֶה שַׁאֲנָן; ''lit.'' Tranquil Abode) is a neighborhood in eastern
Haifa
Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...
,
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
Mount Carmel ( he, הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, Har haKarmel; ar, جبل الكرمل, Jabal al-Karmil), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias ( ar, link=no, جبل مار إلياس, Jabal Mār Ilyās, lit=Mount Saint Elias/Elijah), is a c ...
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 Information Card - 2005
Haifa Municipal Council accounting for 14% of the city's total population. Smaller neighborhoods in Neve Sha'anan include Yad Labanim, Hanita, HaTikhon and Asher. Housing in Neve Sha'anan is much in demand by students and faculty of the Technion.
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...
shopping mall is located in Neve Sha'anan (the name is a play on words, since "Kanyon" means ''mall'' in Hebrew, and the mall is located in a canyon).
References
External links
Official website of the municipality of Haifa
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Neighborhoods of Haifa