The history of Haifa is one that parallels the history of the land. The city ever since its humble beginnings, has been host to every type of visitor that has ever ventured forth to visit, conquer or exploit the "promised land".

 In the areas and locations covered by present day Haifa you can find quite a few sites which date back to ancient times. These sites include the port and beach areas, amongst which are included locations to be found on top of the mountain itself,...

 Eventually, Haifa took the place of Shikmona as the most important city in the area. At this time, therefore, it became an important naval base. From the 9th century Haifa is referred to in the written sources as having important commercial links...

The systematic destruction aimed at the coastal cities -  the goal of which was to prevent the very possibility of any return of the Christian invaders from Europe by using the sea highway – left Haifa (among others) in a truly dreadful and ...

 The reason that ‘new Haifa’ was established in 1761 was due largely to reasons of security. Daher El – Omer was looking for a location in which to build a settlement which would act as protection for the route which led to Ac...

During the First World War the entire bay area was placed under a sea blockade and mined by the Turks, who were afraid that the allied forces might land on its beaches. As was the case in the other cities in Israel, Haifa was also hit by the First Worl...

Haifa recovered relatively rapidly after the War of Independence. This was mainly due to the city’s role as gateway for aliyah (emigration to Israel) because of her port. Thousands of olim (immigrants) were absorbed into the neighbourhoods which ...

We can easily surmise that even in days of yore, sailors would be awe struck by the terrible storms which would rage in the bay of Haifa, as it lay nestling at the foot of Mount Carmel. The port of Haifa is mentioned for the first time in the year 1...

By the end of the 19th century the Templars were well established in Haifa and had established the German Colony. The first place that they built was the ‘Beit-ha-am’ (Community Hall), which served as a place for public meetings and also as...