The Haifa metropolitan area ( he, מטרופולין חיפה) is a metropolitan area including areas from both the

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 ...

and the Northern districts of

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. It is located along the Israeli Mediterranean coastline. With an estimated population of almost 1 million, the Haifa metropolitan area is the third largest metropolitan area in Israel, behind

Gush Dan Gush Dan ( he, גּוּשׁ דָּן, ''lit.'' "Dan bloc") or Tel Aviv metropolitan area ( he, מֶטְרוֹפּוֹלִין תֵּל אָבִיב) is a conurbation in Israel, located along the country's Mediterranean coastline. There is no sing ...

and

Greater Jerusalem In Israel, the Jerusalem metropolitan area is the area encompassing the approximately one hundred square miles surrounding the Old City of Jerusalem with a population of 1,253,900.

Israel Central Bureau of Statistics divides the Haifa metropolitan area into three: Notes * ¹ The population of "Jews and others" includes

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, non-Arab

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and those not classified by religion. * ² The core area includes the city of

. * ³ The inner ring consists of the

Haifa District Haifa District ( he, מחוז חיפה, ''Mehoz Ḥeifa''; ar, منطقة حيفا) is an administrative district surrounding the city of Haifa, Israel. The district is one of the seven administrative districts of Israel, and its capital is Ha ...

and includes the cities

Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Bialik ( he, קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק, also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs to the north of Haifa. In it had a population of . The city was named after the poet H ...

Kiryat Yam Kiryat Yam ( he, קִרְיַת יָם, lit. ''Sea Town'') is a city in the Haifa Bay district of Israel, north of Haifa. One of a group of Haifa suburbs known as the Krayot, it is located on the Mediterranean coast, between Kiryat Haim and the T ...

Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Motzkin ( he, קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין) is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, north of the city of Haifa. In it had a population of . The city is named after Leo Motzkin (1867-1933), one of the organizers of the First Zionis ...

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 excavate ...

Tirat Carmel Tirat Carmel ( he, טִירַת כַּרְמֶל), or ''Tirat HaCarmel'', is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. In it had a population of . Throughout the ages, the site of the modern city was controlled by many people, including the Roma ...

and

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 ...

, as well as a multitude of smaller towns (local councils). * ⁴ The outer ring includes the cities

Tamra Tamra ( ar, طمرة, he, טַמְרָה or ) is an Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee north of the city of Shefa-Amr and approximately east of Acre. In it had a population of . History Tamra is an ancient ...

Karmiel Karmiel ( he, כַּרְמִיאֵל) is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, ...

, Acre, Shfar'am and Nahariya, as well as many smaller towns (local councils).

Economy

Business districts

* Downtown Haifa – the central business district of Haifa. This area has the

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, many shops and some beaches * Bay area, Haifa – between Haifa and the Krayot. This area has some malls and businesses. This area is also an important transport center with buses to Haifa and the northern part of the country, and trains to the central and southern parts of the country * Matam Park, Haifa –

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park in the south of the city. This park has the offices of

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, Microsoft and Yahoo! of Israel. Matam also has the IEC Tower, one of the tallest in the city * Carmel Center neighborhood (Merkaz HaKarmel), Haifa – shops and restaurants * Coastal strip of Haifa – from Downtown to Matam park * HaGa'aton Boulevard, Nahariya – The main street of the city from the beaches to Highway 4 (Israel), Highway 4. The street has shops, restaurants, some hotels and the railway and bus stations * Coastal strip of Nahariya – some restaurants and one of northernmost coastal strips in the country * Industrial park of Karmiel – in the east of the city

Shopping centers

* Haifa Mall * Grand Canyon (mall), Grand canyon * Lev HaMifratz Mall * Horev center Krayot * HaKiryon * Azrieli Kiryat Ata Nahariya * Nahariya Mall * Kanyon HaTzafon (The north mall)

* Hotzot Karmiel Mall Akko * Azrieli Akko Shefaram * Shefaram mall

Transportation

The bus company Egged Israel Transport Cooperative Society Ltd, Egged runs many lines within Haifa and some lines connecting Haifa with other cities in the metropolitan area. Israel's Roads in Israel, national highway network connects Haifa with other metropolitan areas, cities and suburbs. Haifa Airport serves domestics flights to Eilat and international flights to Cyprus and Greece. Israel Railways runs Inter-city rail, inter city lines to other cities in the country and one Commuter rail, commuter line from Haifa to its northern suburbs. There are plans for two new lines to its eastern suburbs.

Major highways

The major highways in the Haifa metropolitan area include Area are: * Highway 2 (Israel), Highway 2 – connects Haifa with Tel Aviv. * Highway 4 (Israel), Highway 4 – connects all Israeli coastal plain cities and pass via Haifa city. * Highway 75 (Israel), Highway 75 – connects Haifa with Lower Galilee via Jezreel Valley. * Highway 70 (Israel), Highway 70 – connects Carmel plain with Western Galilee. * Highway 85 (Israel), Highway 85 – connects Akko with Upper Galilee. * Highway 79 (Israel), Highway 79 – connects Krayot area with Lower Galilee.

Panoramas

References

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