Kiryat Haim ( Hebrew : קריית חיים pronounced [kiʁˈjat χaˈjim] ) is a neighborhood of Haifa . It is considered part of the Krayot cluster in the northern part of metropolitan Haifa . In 2008, Kiryat Haim had a population of just under 27,000. Kiryat Haim is within the municipal borders of the city of Haifa and lies on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea .
11-549: Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk , a group formed in Petah Tikva in 1932 and originally known as "Czecho-Lita", as its members came from Czechoslovakia and Lithuania , moved to Bat Galim in 1933 and then to the sand dunes 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 ). Kiryat Haim has been named after Haim Arlosoroff . It has been developed autonomously as
22-401: 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 In later decades, some of this has been replaced by higher-density developments and apartment buildings.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. As part of its coastal development plan,
33-671: 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 2022, it had a population of 902. The founders were Jewish immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Lithuania , who settled in Petah Tikva in 1932. The following year they formed Kibbutz Czecho-Lita and moved to Bat Galim in Haifa . In 1934, they moved to an area of sand dunes near Kiryat Haim and changed
44-715: Is a stream in northwestern Israel . To the ancient writers Pliny , Tacitus , and Josephus , it was known as the Belus ( Latin ) or Belos River ( ‹See Tfd› Greek : Βῆλος , Bē̂los ) of Phoenicia . The Na'aman River originates from springs near Ein Afek (primarily Ein Nymphit ) and flows through the Zebulun Valley from south to north before emptying into the Bay of Haifa (formerly Bay of Acre) south of Acre (Akko) on
55-592: The Mediterranean Sea . It previously flowed directly south of Tel Akko (the site of ancient Acre) but has shifted over time to be about 800 meters (2,600 ft) away. The En Afek Nature Reserve near the Haifa Bay suburb of Kiryat Bialik , is the last remnant of the Nahal Na'aman wetlands. Once known as Belus or Belos, the river is mentioned by Isidore of Seville . According to the legend, this
66-678: The Haifa Economic Corporation built the Kiryat Haim Promenade, named for Israeli minister of the environment Yehudit Naot . Kiryat Haim absorbed large numbers of immigrants from the former Soviet Union who arrived in the 1990s. The suburb also has a large population of Ethiopian Israelis . Thomas D'Alesandro Stadium , sometimes referred to simply as Kiryat Haim Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kiryat Haim used mainly for football matches. It
77-540: The name of the group to "Mishmar Zevulun" (Guard of the Zevulun). In 1937 they were joined by a group of Polish Jewish immigrants who were members of Hayotzer . Despite opposition from the Jewish Agency , who reasoned that the sandy soil could not support agriculture, Mishmar Zevulun was established on 29 November 1938 as the 29th tower and stockade settlement. In 1940 the kibbutz moved to its present site and
88-498: The refugees ( olim khadashim ) temporary camp, and then - as a separate town. In 1950 it has been appended to Haifa as its district. 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
99-786: The western half of Kiryat Haim from the Krayot Central Bus Station in the north of Kiryat Motzkin to Hutzot HaMifratz , and route 26 that travels between Kiryat Ata 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 . 32°50′N 35°4′E / 32.833°N 35.067°E / 32.833; 35.067 Kfar Masaryk Kfar Masaryk ( / ˈ m æ s ə r ɪ k / , Hebrew : כְּפַר מַסָּרִיק , lit. 'Masaryk Village')
110-694: Was originally the home of Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Haifa until Kiryat Eliezer Stadium was built. It was named for Baltimore mayor Thomas D'Alesandro . Kiryat Haim is home to a handball team, Maccabi Hakiryatim [ he ] . Kiryat Haim is served by the Kiryat Haim Railway Station , which is on the main Coastal railway line to Nahariya , with southerly trains to Beersheba and Modi'in . Three Egged bus lines route through Kiryat Haim, route 13 that travels between Kiryat Ata and Kiryat Yam , route 15 that routes via
121-463: Was renamed Kfar Masaryk after Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , the first President of Czechoslovakia . The kibbutz grows cotton, tomatoes and avocados; breeds cattle, poultry and carp; and operates paper and cardboard box factories. It also manufactures electronic devices. Belus River The Na'aman ( Hebrew : נחל נעמן , Nahal Na'aman ) or Na'mein River ( Arabic : نهر النعامين , Nahr Na'mein )
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