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Haifa

American  
[hahy-fuh] / ˈhaɪ fə /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Israel.


Haifa British  
/ ˈhaɪfə /

noun

  1. a port in NW Israel, near Mount Carmel, on the Bay of Acre: Israel's chief port, with an oil refinery and other heavy industry. Pop: 269 400 (2003 est)

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Another vessel with a suspected cargo of such grain reached Haifa Bay on Sunday morning and was waiting its turn to enter the port, the paper reported.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

In recent years, the company acquired terminals in Haifa, Israel; Tanzania’s Port of Dar es Salaam; Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo; and a coal-export hub in North Queensland, Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

In 2015, Lev-Ari Thidar, a master's student at the University of Haifa, noted a C-shaped section of the nerve.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

She acknowledges that the last two years have been the most difficult yet, with business down 70% and Israeli security procedures turning a 90-minute drive to the port of Haifa into a three-dayodyssey.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

"We're going to get to Haifa if we have to jump out and swim."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper