Romema (Haifa)

Also known as The Romemot and Ramat Ben-Gurion, it is located east of Ahuza, on the northern slope of Mount Carmel.

[2] Remains from the Persian,[4] Hellenistic,[4][5] Hasmonean,[4][6] late Roman,[5][6] Byzantine,[5][6][7][8] Ayyubid[4] and Crusader era have been found here.

[11] In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Rushmia: "The ruin of a rectangular building, with a tower in its north-east corner.

The material used is very soft, and the stones much worn ; the mortar joints are very thick, and large pieces of pottery are used.

This is evidently the ruin of a fortress, on the hill-side, and the character of the masonry would lead to the supposition that it was one of those constructed by Dhaher el 'Amr.

"[12] On March 31, 2002, an 18-year-old Arab suicide bomber, Shadi Tobassi, from Jenin blew himself up at the Matza restaurant located on the highway east of Romema, killing 14 people.

[13] Heichal HaSport, the Haifa Municipal Sports Complex, is located in Romema.