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Kiryat Haim ( ) is a neighborhood of

Haifa Haifa ( ; , ; ) is the List of cities in Israel, 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 metropolitan area i ...

. It is considered part of the

Krayot The Krayot or Qerayot (, "townships") (plural of ''Kirya'') are a cluster of four small cities and two neighbourhoods of Haifa founded in the 1930s on the outskirts of the city of Haifa, Israel, in the Haifa Bay area. The Krayot include Kiryat ...

cluster in the northern part of metropolitan

. In 2008, Kiryat Haim had a population of just under 27,000. Kiryat Haim is within the municipal borders of the city of

and lies on the shore of the

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History

Kibbutz

Kfar Masaryk Kfar Masaryk (, ) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in Western Galilee near the Belus River and south of Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In , it had a population of . History The founders were J ...

, a group formed in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva (, ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of the Old Y ...

in 1932 and originally known as "Czecho-Lita", as its members came from

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and

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, moved to

Bat Galim Bat Galim (, ''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 i ...

in 1933 and then to the

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of Kiryat Haim, west of the railway. The kibbutz raised vegetables and opened a dairy farm. At this point it adopted a new name: ''Mishmar Zevulun'' (Guardian of

Zevulun Valley The Zevulun Valley or Zvulun Valley (, Emek Zvulun) is a fertile coastal territory in the North of Israel, part of the Israeli coastal plain along the Haifa Bay. The length of the valley is 14 km, with its maximum width is up to 9 kilometers ...

). Kiryat Haim was named after

Haim Arlosoroff Haim Arlosoroff (23 February 1899 – 16 June 1933; also known as Chaim Arlozorov; ) was a Socialist Zionist leader of the Yishuv during the British Mandate for Palestine, prior to the establishment of Israel, and head of the Political D ...

Gallery 1929-46

File:קרית חיים - מראה.-JNF045539.jpeg, Kiryat Haim in 1929 File:קרית חיים - מראה כללי.-JNF034616.jpeg, Kiryat Haim in 1930 File:Zoltan Kluger. Emek Zevulun (Haifa Bay).jpg, Kiryat Haim, aerial photo by

Zoltan Kluger Zoltan (Zvi) Kluger (; February 8, 1896 – May 16, 1977) was an Austro-Hungarian born Israeli photographer. He is known as one of the most important photographers in Mandatory Palestine. Biography Hungary and Germany Zoltan Kluger was born in ...

, 1937-1938 File:PikiWiki Israel 6203 kibbutz kiryat haim 1942.jpg, Kibbutz Mishmar Zevulun in Kiryat Haim, 1942 File:קרית חיים - 350 יחידות דיור חדשות.-JNF045202.jpeg, Kiryat Haim, 1946

Administrative structure, development

Administratively, Kiryat Haim is divided into two parts, Kiryat Haim West and Kiryat Haim East. Kiryat Haim West is located on the western side of the railway line between that and Kiryat Haim beach. Kiryat Haim East was expanded to later and is located on the eastern side of railway. The housing initially consisted of low-density single-family housing, with a number of public housing projects located at edge of the neighbourhood. In later decades, some of this has been replaced by higher-density developments and apartment buildings. Kiryat Haim East hosts the commercial "heart" of the suburb, with a number of shops, restaurants and a supermarket located along Achi Eilat Street, the suburb's main thoroughfare.

Coastal promenade

As part of its coastal development plan, the Haifa Economic Corporation built the Kiryat Haim Promenade, named for Israeli minister of the environment

Yehudit Naot Professor Yehudit Naot (; 4 April 1944 – 16 December 2004) was an Israeli scientist and politician. She served as Minister of the Environment between February 2003 and October 2004. Biography Born in Kiryat Haim during the Mandate era, Naot ...

Demographics

Kiryat Haim absorbed large numbers of immigrants from the

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who arrived in the 1990s. The suburb also has a large population of

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Sports

Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium, sometimes referred to simply as Kiryat Haim Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kiryat Haim used mainly for

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matches. It was originally the home of

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

and

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa () is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football, Basketball, Weightl ...

until

Kiryat Eliezer Stadium The Haifa Municipal Stadium (, ''Etztadion HaIroni Haifa''), more commonly known as Kiryat Eliezer (), was a multi-use stadium in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. It was mostly used for football matches and as the home stadium o ...

was built. It was named for

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mayor

Thomas D'Alesandro Thomas Ludwig John D'Alesandro Jr. (August 1, 1903 – August 23, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 41st mayor of Baltimore from 1947 to 1959. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented in the United States ...

. Kiryat Haim is home to a

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team, .

Transportation

Kiryat Haim is served by the

Kiryat Haim railway station Kiryat Haim railway station (, ''Tahanat HaRakevet Kiryat Haim'') is an Israel Railways passenger station serving Haifa's borough of Kiryat Haim and its immediate surrounding region. Location The station is situated on the north–south coas ...

, which is on the main Coastal railway line to

Nahariya Nahariya () is the northernmost coastal city in Israel. As of , the city had a population of . The city was founded in 1935 by Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany. Etymology Nahariya takes its name from the stream of Ga'aton River, Ga'aton (riv ...

, with southerly trains to

Beersheba Beersheba ( / ; ), officially Be'er-Sheva, is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most p ...

and

Modi'in Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut ( ''Mōdīʿīn-Makkabbīm-Rēʿūt'') is a city located in central Israel, about southeast of Tel Aviv and west of Jerusalem, and is connected to those two cities via Route 443 (Israel), Highway 443. In the population ...

. Three Egged bus lines route through Kiryat Haim, route 13 that travels between

Kiryat Ata Kiryat Ata () also spelled 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 Kiryat Ata has been extensively excavated since 1990, reveal ...

and

Kiryat Yam Kiryat Yam (, 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 Tzur Shalom industrial ar ...

, route 15 that routes via the western half of Kiryat Haim from the Krayot central bus station in the north of

Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Motzkin () is a city in the Haifa District of Israel, north of the city center of Haifa. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, in it had a population of . However, as of September 2024, the unofficial population count is 55 ...

to Hutzot HaMifratz, and route 26 that travels between

and Kiryat Haim beach. At night, Kiryat Haim is served by night bus 210, which runs a meandering route through the Krayot with terminuses in Kiryat Ata and

Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Bialik (, also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. The city was established on July 18, 1934, during the Fifth Aliyah. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs to the north of Haifa. In it had a population of . The city ...

Notable residents

Moshe Ya'alon Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon (; born Moshe Smilansky; 24 June 1950) is an Israeli politician and former Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, who also served as Israel's Defense Minister under Benjamin Netanyahu from 2013 until his resignation ...

, Former minister of defense and chief of joint staff *

Rotem Sela Rotem Sela (; born 16 August 1983) is an Israeli model, television presenter, and actress; best known for starring as Noa Hollander on the Israeli television series ''Beauty and the Baker'' (2013–2021) and as co-host of the singing reality sh ...

, actress, model and television presenter *

Yehuda Poliker Yehuda Leon Poliker (; born Leonidas Polikaris; 25 December 1950) is an Israeli singer, songwriter, and musician. Poliker first became known in the 1980s as the lead vocalist for the band Benzene. In 1985, after Benzene broke up, he began a sol ...

, (born 1950), Israeli singer, songwriter, musician, and painter *

Tal Banin Tal Banin (; born 7 March 1971) is an Israeli football manager and former player who most recently was the manager of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. Banin played as a defensive midfielder. A captain for the Israel national team for many years, Banin was ...

, soccer player and coach *

Shiri Maimon Shiri Maimon (or Maymon; , ; born ) is an Israeli singer, television personality and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the inaugural season of singing reality competition '' Kokhav Nolad''. She represented her native Israel in the ...

, singer *

Dan Tichon Dan Tichon (; 5 January 1937 – 30 September 2024) was an Israeli politician. Biography Tichon was born in Kiryat Haim during the Mandate era. He served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces before graduating with an economics and intern ...

, politician

References

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{{Coord, 32, 50, N, 35, 4, E, display=title Krayot Neighborhoods of Haifa Populated places established in 1933