In 1265, the army of Baibars the

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captured

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 ...

, destroying its fortifications, which had been rebuilt by Louis IX of France, as well as the majority of the city's homes to prevent the European Crusaders from returning.

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Conflicts in 1265 1265 in Asia Battles of the Crusades 13th century in the Mamluk Sultanate Military history of the Crusader states between the Seventh and Eighth Crusades {{siege-stub