Haifa Street

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Haifa Street (or Hayfa Street) is a two-mile-long street in Baghdad, Iraq. It runs northwest from the Assassin's Gate, an archway that served as the main entrance to the American-run "Green Zone" during their occupation of Iraq, paralleling the Tigris river. It was named "Haifa" in the 1980s by Saddam Hussein in honor of the Israeli port city of Haifa, which many Arabs hope will become part of a Palestinian state. The street is lined with many high-rise buildings.

Haifa Street was the location of the 2004 Haifa Street helicopter massacre.

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