🕌 Bahá'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee
UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing shrines, gardens, and administrative centers of the Bahá'i Faith
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2008 (criteria iii and vi)
- Primary locations: Haifa (Mount Carmel) and Acre in the Western Galilee, northern Israel
- Key components: Shrine of the Báb, Bahá'i Terraced Gardens (19 tiers), Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí, House of `Abbúd in Acre
- Central to global Bahá'i pilgrimage; Bahjí is the Qiblih (direction of prayer) for Bahá'ís worldwide
The Bahá'i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee represent the spiritual and administrative heart of the ...