--- title: "Teen Murti, the historical war memorial in India has been renamed as Teen Murti-Hafia. The city Hafia is in which country?" description: "Teen Murti, the historical war memorial in India has been renamed as Teen Murti-Hafia. The city Hafia is in which country?" author: "Ranbir Sharma" published: 2018-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39640/teen-murti-the-historical-war-memorial-in-india-has-been-renamed-as-teen-murti-hafia-the-city-hafia-is-in-which-country category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Teen Murti, the historical war memorial in India has been renamed as Teen Murti-Hafia. The city Hafia is in which country? Teen Murti, the [historical](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42712/what-might-explain-the-formation-of-ethnic-neighbor-historical-hoods-in-the-late-1800s-what-did-such-neighborhoods-provide-to-new-immigrants) [war memorial](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/330/national-war-memorial-since-1960s-to-2019) in [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health) has been [renamed as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62151/india-s-fastest-indigenous-train-train-18-was-renamed-as) Teen Murti-Hafia. The city Hafia is in which [country](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2337/vikram-s-the-country-s-first-privately-developed-rocket-will-launch-on-november-15)? \ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Teen Murti, the historical war memorial in India has been renamed as Teen Murti-Hafia. The city Hafia is in which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/533cc391-053b-463f-a38f-2956dca8e8ad/images/9a8468af-e502-491f-91eb-a4333f6a4c04.jpg) **Teen Murti Chowk** a historical **war memorial** located near the official residence of the **first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru** will be renamed as **Teen Murti Haifa Chowk**. The historical war memorial was renamed to **“Teen Murti Haifa Chowk”** when the **Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu** visited **India** in the month of **January 2018**. The decision to rename the historical war memorial was taken during the visit of **Indian Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi** to **Israel** in **July 2017**. The historical war memorial was renamed as a gesture of friendship between India and Israel. ![Teen Murti, the historical war memorial in India has been renamed as Teen Murti-Hafia. The city Hafia is in which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/533cc391-053b-463f-a38f-2956dca8e8ad/images/7f090a3e-d390-4ce1-802d-7f595353461a.jpg) The Teen Murti War memorial is based on **Indian soldiers** who participated in the **Battle of Haifa** for the **15th Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade**. The historical war memorial consists of **three** life-size bronze statues representing soldiers from **Hyderabad, Jodhpur** and **Mysore**. The operation dates back to **23rd September 1918** when Indian soldiers targeted the fort of the city of **Haifa** which was jointly controlled by **German, Austro-Hungarian forces** and the **Ottoman**. **44** Indian soldiers were martyred fighting for the **Allied Powers** in the attempt to liberate the city of Haifa in Israel. This operation was known as the Battle of Haifa. ![Teen Murti, the historical war memorial in India has been renamed as Teen Murti-Hafia. The city Hafia is in which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/533cc391-053b-463f-a38f-2956dca8e8ad/images/e24e0bcb-2f01-49bb-941e-a070b439b134.jpg) After **Jerusalem** and **Tel Aviv**, Haifa is the **third largest city** in the country of Israel. The city of Haifa has a population of **279,591** and is located in the northern part of Israel. Haifa is a seaport covering an area of **63.666 sq km (24.582 sq mi)** extending from the **Mediterranean** coastline up to the north slope of **Mount Caramel**. The city of Haifa lies about **90 km** off north of Tel-Aviv and is governed by the Haifa municipality since the establishment of the State of Israel in **1948**. **UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bahai World Centre** a destination of Bahai pilgrims is located in the city of Haifa. ![Teen Murti, the historical war memorial in India has been renamed as Teen Murti-Hafia. The city Hafia is in which country?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/533cc391-053b-463f-a38f-2956dca8e8ad/images/249669d8-2838-4bbb-ae70-37464784ff5c.jpg)\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39640/teen-murti-the-historical-war-memorial-in-india-has-been-renamed-as-teen-murti-hafia-the-city-hafia-is-in-which-country Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.