Editing Haifa (section)

===Early Muslim period===
Following the Arab conquest of Palestine in the 630s–40s, Haifa was largely overlooked in favor of the port city of [[Acre, Israel|'Akka]].<ref name=Bosworth/> Under the [[Rashidun Caliphate]], Haifa began to develop.<ref name=Grabois>{{cite journal |last=Grabois |first=Aryeh |title=Haifa and Its Settlement in the Middle Ages |journal=Ariel: Haifa and Its Sites |date=March 1985 |issue=37–39 |pages=48–49 |editor1-first=Eli |editor1-last=Shiller |editor2-first=Yossi |editor2-last=Ben-Artzi |language=he}}</ref>

In the 9th century under the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] and [[Abbasid Caliphate]]s, Haifa established trading relations with Egyptian ports and the city featured several shipyards. The inhabitants, [[Arabs]] and Jews, engaged in trade and maritime commerce. Glass production and dye-making from marine snails were the city's most lucrative industries.<ref name=Grabois/>