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Haifa: Mediterranean Sea
built 630 days ago
The main stadiums in Haifa are the Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, seating 14,000, and Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium whilst the Romema Basketball Arena seats 2,000 and the Neve Sha'anan Athletic Stadium seats 1,000. A UEFA-approved stadium to seat 30,000 is planned for south-west Haifa.
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Haifa appears in written documents since the second century A.C. Known sages are mentioned in jewish scripts. It was inhabited with a big jewish community, that earned it's living ... from fishing seashells for crimson industry.
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In Haifa area, the artist's village of Ein Hod attracts many tourists. It was established in 1953 by Marcel Janco, a leading artist of the Dada movement, and it overlooks the Mediterranean coast and the Crusader castle of Atlit. Today, ninety artists and craftsmen have studios there and exhibit their work in the main gallery and other art spaces. [18]
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At the early ottoman period, Haifa contained a small seaport. At this time it was a base for maltese pirates, until it was annexed to the boundary of Sidon, and protected with towers armed with canons.
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Haifa has a mediterranean climate with hot, humid summers and cool, rainy winters. The average temperature in summer is 26 °C and in winter, 12 °C. Snow is rare in Haifa, but temperatures around 6 °C can sometimess occur, usually in the early morning. Humidity tends to be high all year round, and rain usually occurs between October and April.
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The Gardens begin virtually at sea level in Haifa's elegantly restored 19th century German Colony. Here, black wrought iron gates swing open to reveal the sweep of eighteen monumental terraces that soar 750 feet high.
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