Haifa Street
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Native name | Arabic: شارع حيفا |
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Part of | al-Karkh |
Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
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Designer | Mo'ath al-Alusi |
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Haifa Street (Arabic: شارع حيفا) is a two-mile-long street in Baghdad, Iraq, named after the port city of Haifa.[1] It runs parallel to the Tigris and, along with Yafa Street (named after the port city of Jaffa), it leads to the Assassin's Gate, an archway that served as the main entrance to the American-run Green Zone during the 2003 invasion of Iraq,[1][2] as well as al-Shawy Mosque.[citation needed] The street was given its current name by Saddam Hussein in the 1980s as part of a redevelopment program, and is lined with many high-rise buildings.[1]