Haifa Pride

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Haifa Pride
מצעד הגאווה בחיפה
Gay Pride in Haifa 2014 - Haifa City hall (16).JPG
Pride marchers at Haifa City Hall in 2014
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Haifa
CountryIsrael
Inaugurated2007 (2007)[1]
Participants3,000 people
Haifa Pride 2007

Haifa Pride (Hebrew: גאוות חיפה, ‎Arabic: مثلي الجنس فخر حيفا) is an annual event which takes place in Haifa, Israel, in celebration of the LGBTQ community. The main event is the Pride Parade which was attended by 3,000 people in 2016,[2] including the city's mayor, Yona Yahav.[3] The 3 kilometer long parade route culminates in Gan HaEm Park in Haifa's Merkaz HaCarmel neighborhood on Mount Carmel.

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  1. ^ Yair Ettinger & Jonathan Lis (June 14, 2007). "Haifa Prepares for Its First Gay Pride Parade Thursday". Haaretz.
  2. ^ Ahiyeh Raved (June 25, 2016). "Haifa's LGBT community holds largest pride parade yet". Ynetnews.
  3. ^ "Haifa mayor assaulted at city's Pride Parade". The Times of Israel. June 24, 2016.


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