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Haifa is home to one of the two oil refineries in Israel (the other located in Ashdod). The refineries are capable of processing about 9 million tons of crude oil a year, and are the center point of a wide array of petrochemical industries located in Haifa and the vicinity. Its twin 76-meters-high cooling towers, built in the 1930's, have long become a landmark tightly identified with the city of Haifa. The Refineries and other industries are located in a large industrial zone in the north of the city, near the Kishon river.
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The industrial region of Haifa is north of the city, near the Kishon River. Haifa is home to one of the two oil refineries in Israel (the other located in Ashdod). The Haifa refinery is capable of processing about 9 million tons (66 million barrels) of crude oil a year and is the center of a wide array of petrochemical industries located in and around Haifa.
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Currently, Haifa's port is considered to be Israel's main port, and in 1971 it received 56% of its total shipping. Tel Aviv, Isdud, and 'Ilat are the other main ports in Israel. Jaffa's old port was decommissioned as soon as Isdud's port became operational in the 1965.
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Due to its location on the Mediterranean and importance as the cultural capital of the north of Israel, Haifa is popular with tourists. The city has many museums and cultural centers, perhaps the most notable of which is the Bahá'í World Centre, as well as restored quarters, historic sites, and beaches. The area around the city ... has a number of tourist attractions.
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KALAMAZOO, Mich., March 20, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) announced today that is has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Sightline Technologies Ltd. (Sightline), a private development stage company based in Haifa, Israel. Terms of the transaction include an upfront payment of $50 million in cash plus the assumption of certain liabilities. Stryker has ... agreed to make milestone payments of up to an additional $90 million upon the achievement of certain operational and financial targets related to Sightline's products, the first of which is not expected to occur before 2007. Sightline, a developer of flexible endoscopes for the gastrointestinal (GI) and other markets, has developed a technology that should improve insertion and sterilization during colonoscopy procedures.
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From the south, route 2 is the coastal road which links Haifa with Tel Aviv. This journey takes up to one and a half hours. Other more minor roads link Haifa to the East and North, although chances are, if you're up there, you've come close to or past Haifa to get there in the first place.
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