Haifa Street

Haifa Street
Native name	Arabic: شارع حيفا
Part of	al-Karkh
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Other
Designer	Mo'ath al-Alusi
Known for	Statue of King Faisal I; High-Rise apartments; Sheikh Sandal Mosque; Various government offices;
Status	Active

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]

^ ^a ^b ^c Burns, John F. (March 21, 2005). "There Are Signs the Tide May Be Turning on Iraq's Street of Fear". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-01-10.
^ "(Special Reference Graphic) NIMA 2003" (JPG). University of Texas. Retrieved 2006-06-25.