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Acre (/ ˈ ɑː k ər, ˈ eɪ k ər / AH-kər, AY-kər), known in Hebrew as Akko (Hebrew: עַכּוֹ, ʻAkkō) and in Arabic as Akka (Arabic: عكّا, ʻAkkā), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel.
Ptolemais was an ancient port city on the Canaanite coast in the ancient region of Phoenicia, in the location of the present-day city of Acre, Israel. It was also called Ptolemais in Canaan and Ake-Ptolemais (or Akko, Ake, or Akre in Canaanite Language). It was an ancient bishopric that became a double Catholic titular see.
The Acre Subdistrict, alternatively spelt as Akko Subdistrict (based on Hebrew name) or Akka Subdistrict (based on Arabic name), is one of Israel's sub-districts in the Northern District. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] History
The Acre Subdistrict (Arabic: قضاء عكا, Qadaa Akka; Hebrew: נפת עכו, Nefat Akko) was one of the subdistricts of Mandatory Palestine. It was located in what is now northern Israel, having nearly the same territory as the modern-day Acre County. The city of Acre was the district's capital.
Acre was captured by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in 1517, but the city fell into disuse soon thereafter and was governed under the Sanjak of Safad during 16th-18th centuries. Acre was the center of the Nahiya of Acre, a subdistrict of the sanjak, which also included the villages of Buqei'a , Al-Tira , Julis , Kafr Yasif , Kabul and Shefa-'Amr ...
Acre Prison today. Acre Prison, also known as Akko Prison, is a former prison and current museum in Acre, Israel. The citadel in the old city was built during the Ottoman period over the ruins of a 12th-century Crusader fortress. The Ottomans used it at various times as a government building, prison, army barracks, and arms warehouse. [1]
The Acre aqueduct. The Acre Aqueduct (Hebrew: אמת עכו, Acco Aqueduct), better known as Pasha's Aqueduct is a now-defunct aqueduct in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel. It was refurbished by Jezzar Pasha, Ottoman ruler of Acre and the Western Galilee from 1775 to 1804. It was destroyed by Napoléon in 1799 during the Siege of ...
Akko Light (Hebrew: מגדלור עכו) or Acre Light, is an active lighthouse in the port of Acre, Israel. It is located on the South-West corner of the city's ancient walls, at what is believed to be the former site of an Ottoman Burj-El-Sanjak (Flag Tower, Hebrew: מגדל הדגל). [1]