Acre, Israel
Acre (/ˈɑːkər/ or /ˈeɪkər/), known to locals as Akko (Hebrew: עַכּוֹ, ʻAkkō) or Akka (Arabic: عكّا, ʻAkkā), is a city in the Mediterranean coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel. Its residents include Muslims, Jews and Arabs.
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | ʕakko |
| File:Aerial view of Acre 1.jpg | |
Official logo of Municipal emblem | |
| Coordinates: 32°55′40″N 35°04′54″E / 32.92778°N 35.08167°ECoordinates: 32°55′40″N 35°04′54″E / 32.92778°N 35.08167°E | |
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| Country | 22x20px |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 3000 BC (Bronze Age settlement) 1550 BC (Canaanite settlement) 1104 (Crusader rule) 1291 (Mamluk rule) 1948 (Israeli city) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shimon Lankri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,533 km2 (5,225 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 48,303 |
| • Density | 3.56928/km2 (9.2444/sq mi) |
| Official name | Old City of Acre |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, v |
| Reference | 1042 |
| Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
| Area | 63.3 ha |
| Buffer zone | 22.99 ha |
- Acre - עַכּוֹ
- Akko-44-Saeulenkarawanserei-2010-gje.jpg
- Akko-54-Saeulenkarawanserei-2010-gje.jpg
- Akko-56-Saeulenkarawanserei-Saftladen-2010-gje.jpg
- Akko-20-Suesswarenhaendler-2010-gje.jpg
- Akko-10-Moschee-Inneres-Mihrab-Kanzel-1985-gje.jpg
- Akko-32-Bazar-2010-gje.jpg
- Akko-62-Kirchturm und Kuppel-2010-gje.jpg
- Akko-06-Hafen-1985-gje.jpg
Acre, Israel Media
- אמת עכו1.jpg
Ottoman aqueduct to Acre
- Amarna letters. Letter from Biridiya, King of Megiddo, to the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III or his son Akhenaten. 14th century BCE. From Tell el-Amarna, Egypt. British Museum.jpg
Biridiya's letter to Egypt complaining of the king of Acre's leniency towards a captured Hapiru leader.
- Monnaie frappée en la ville d'Acre.jpg
Roman coin minted at Ptolemais/Acre
- Israel Akko2 tango7174.jpg
The Templar Tunnel
- Pisan Harbor, Acre (3308781836).jpg
Remains of the Crusader-period Pisan Harbour
- Modell Hafen von Akkon.jpg
Model of Crusader ships anchored in Akko harbor in 1270 by the ICRS
- Plan of Acre. After a Drawing by Marino Sanuto (11229880494).jpg
Copy of a 1320 map of Acre depicting the layout and fortifications of the city prior to the 1291 siege
- 1840–43 Royal Engineers map of Acre (close up).jpg
Acre in 1841, as mapped by the British Royal Engineers after the Oriental Crisis of 1840
- Akko19th.jpg
Old City of Acre, 1878 by Félix Bonfils
- Cannon near old akko israel.jpg
Carronade near the Old City
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
Other websites
- Acre Municipality official website Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
