Kiryat Eliezer, Haifa

Kiryat Eliezer is a neighborhood in north-western Haifa, Israel, south of Bat Galim.

History

The neighborhood is named after Labor Party politician and the country's first Minister of Finance, Eliezer Kaplan, who died in 1952, just as families began to move in.^[1]

Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, former home to Maccabi Haifa F.C., was located there.

References

^ Haifa unveils plan for Kiryat Eliezer urban renewal

32°49′34″N 34°58′47″E / 32.826014°N 34.979804°E / 32.826014; 34.979804

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[1] Haifa unveils plan for Kiryat Eliezer urban renewal

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