Haifa - beautiful city and partly on Mt. Carmel giving it a San Francisco feel. Ethnically diverse population with Jews and significant numbers of Arab Christians and Muslims. Israel’s largest port is here surrounded by heavy industry, such as oil refineries, glass textile manufacturing and other factories. Important events in the area date to biblical times, such as the prophet Elijah’s challenge to Baal on Mt. Carmel. The city was occupied by Greeks, Crusaders and Arabs. Napoleon made a stop here on his way to defeat at Akko.