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Haifa
KHEYE-fuh
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A major port city on the Mediterranean coast in northern Israel, built along the slopes of Mount Carmel.
"The ferry from Cyprus docked in Haifa early in the morning."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishIsrael's main port city, known for its harbour and the terraced Baha'i Gardens on Mount Carmel.
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Etymology
Traced back through Arabic and Ottoman Turkish to a Biblical Hebrew name, ultimately from a Syriac word for "rock" — likely a reference to Mount Carmel.