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Description	Deutsch: Das Internationale Archivgebäude mit Blick auf den Schrein des Bāb und den Hafen von Haifa. English: The International Bahá'í Archives building, overlooking the Shrine of the Báb and the Port of Haifa. Esperanto: La konstruaĵo de la Internaciaj Bahaismaj Arĥivoj, kun rigardo al la Relikvujo de Báb kaj la haveno de Ĥajfo. Français : Vue du bâtiment abritant les archives internationales bahá’íes, au dessus du mausolée du Báb et du port d'Haifa. Tok Pisin: Haus Tumbuna bilong ol Baha'i i luk i go long Haus Matmat bilong Bab na ol bris bilong solwara long biktaun Haifa.
Date	22 March 2009
Source	Own work
Author	Jalal Volker

Camera location	32° 48′ 45.10″ N, 34° 59′ 13.90″ E	This and other images at their locations on: Google Maps - Google Earth - OpenStreetMap	( Info)32.812527777778;34.987194444444

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English: The International Bahá'í Archives building, overlooking the Shrine of the Báb and the Port of Haifa.

Български: Международният архив, част от Бахайския световен център, в Хайфа, Израел

Català: Seu dels arxius internacionals de la fe bahà'í, darrera del mausoleu de Bàb, al mont Carmel sobre el port de Haifa, a Israel.

Česky: Budova mezinárodního archivu Bahá’í s výhledem na svatyni Báb a haifský přístav

Dansk: Bahá'í-religionens internationale arkivbygning, der rummer mausoleet for Bab, som grundlagde babismen. Bygningen ligger med udsigt over havnen i Haifa.

Deutsch: Das Weltzentrum der Bahai mit dem Internationalen Archivsgebäude und den Schrein des Bāb in Haifa, Israel

English: The International Bahá'í Archives building, overlooking the Shrine of the Báb and the Port of Haifa.

Esperanto: La konstruaĵo de la Internaciaj Bahaismaj Arĥivoj, kun rigardo al la Relikvujo de Báb kaj la haveno de Ĥajfo.

Español: Vista del edificio que alberga el archivo internacional del bahaísmo, tras el mausoleo de Báb y el puerto de Haifa.

فارسی: بیت‌العدل اعظم و در پشت آن مقبره باب و بخشی از حیفا

Français : Vue du bâtiment abritant les archives internationales bahá’íes, au dessus du mausolée du Báb et du port d'Haifa.

Magyar: A Nemzetközi Bahá'í Archívum épülete Haifában; a háttérben a Báb szentélye és a kikötő

Հայերեն: Բահայիի Միջազգային Արխիվների շենքը, որը նայում է Բաբի տաճարին և Հաիֆայի նավահանգստին

Italiano: Il Palazzo degli archivi davanti alla cupola del Mausoleo del Báb, a Haifa.

日本語: イスラエルの世界遺産「ハイファと西ガリラヤのバハーイー教聖地群」の一部である国際文書館。背後にバーブの神殿とハイファ港が見える。

Македонски: Меѓународниот бахајски архив и Храмот на Баб со поглед на пристаништето на градот Хајфа, Израел.

Nederlands: Het Bahá'í-wereldcentrum in Israël met op de voorgrond het Internationale Archiefgebouw en erachter de Graftombe van de Báb en de haven van de stad Haifa.

Português: Sede do Arquivo Internacional do Centro Mundial Bahá'í em Haifa, Israel.

Русский: Здание международного архива во Всемирном центре бахаи. Позади — усыпальница Баба и гавань Хайфы

Tok Pisin: Haus Tumbuna bilong ol Baha'i i luk i go long Haus Matmat bilong Bab na ol bris bilong solwara long biktaun Haifa.

Українська: Будівля міжнародного архіву у Всесвітньому центрі бахаї. Позаду праворуч — Храм (усипальниця) Баба і гавань Хайфи.

中文（简体）‎: 巴哈伊世界中心国际档案馆,可俯视巴孛灵殿和海法港。

中文（繁體）‎: 巴哈伊世界中心國際檔案館，可俯視巴孛靈殿和海法港。

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