Huge vats heated the water. They were used for both showers and laundry. After Israel's declaration of independence in May 1948, the camp was used as a temporary camp for immigrants from Yemen and Iraq. Later, as temporary solutions for Jewish refugees from Arab countries, tent camps were created on the western coast of Haifa, on the site of the current quarters of Ein Ayam and Shprintsak. In the winter of 1951, during heavy rains that caused floods, access to the camp became impossible and the supply of light and water was interrupted. After the first Sinai Campaign and the Six Day War, the camp was used as a camp for Egyptian prisoners of war. In the 70s, the camp was no longer used and was consigned to oblivion. In the late 1980s, a museum was opened there. Translated with Google Translate
Atlit is a small town south of Haifa. In the shadow of the capital of North, Atlit is an unremarkable province. However, acquaintance with this place will amaze us with the diversity and depth of the events that took place here. Let's start, oddly enough, with the cemetery. Knights and pilgrims are buried there. This is the only cemetery in the Middle East from the Crusades' time in such good condition. Then our path will run to the refugee camp, which has become an immigration museum. Here we are, witnesses, for the incredible fate of people, secret paths of illegal immigration, and a really recreated atmosphere of those years: the presence of barbed wire, guard towers, disinfection, and wooden barracks tarred by the scorching sun. Then, after a short picnic, we will climb to the ruins of the Crusader fortress De Strua. These are the only sites associated with the history of the Crusades that can be visited in Atlit today. And finally, we will go to the secret azure lagoon, where you can swim and find the shells of the famous mollusk, which gave itself the most expensive and prestigious paint of the ancient world - purple.
