Haifa is located in Israel.
Haifa ( [ χei̯ˈfa , ˈχai̯fa ] حيفا ) , is the third-largest city in the State of Israel , with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area , the second - or third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel . Two respected academic institutions , the University of Haifa and the Technion , are located in Haifa , in addition to the largest k-12 school in Israel , the Hebrew Reali School . Mount Carmel . God 's vineyard ) ; الكرمل , Kurmul or جبل مار إلياس Jabal Mar Elyas ` Mount Saint Elias ' ) is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast . Tell Abu Hawam was a small city established in the Late Bronze Age ( 14th Century BCE ) on the site of Modern-day Haifa , Israel .