Coordinates: 33°20′11.4″N 44°22′53.4″E / 33.3365°N 44.3815°E / 33.3365; 44.3815 Haifa Street (or Hayfa Street) (Arabic: شارع حيفا) is a two mile long street in Baghdad, Iraq. Along with Yafa Street (named after the port city of Jaffa), it runs southeast 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, paralleling the Tigris river. It was named "Haifa" in the 1980s by Saddam Hussein in honor of the port city of Haifa. The street is lined with many high-rise buildings. Prior to the 1990-1991 gulf war, the British Embassy in Iraq was located on Haifa Street.
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