Acre, Israel

עַכּוֹ
عكّا
עַכּוֹ; عكّا;
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	ʕakko
	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
	156/258 PAL
Country
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)
• Total	48,303
• Density	3.56928/km2 (9.2444/sq mi)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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 (/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.

Acre, Israel Media

Ottoman aqueduct to Acre
Biridiya's letter to Egypt complaining of the king of Acre's leniency towards a captured Hapiru leader.
Roman coin minted at Ptolemais/Acre
The Templar Tunnel
Remains of the Crusader-period Pisan Harbour
Model of Crusader ships anchored in Akko harbor AD 1270 by the ICRS
Copy of a 1320 CE map of Acre depicting the layout and fortifications of the city prior to the 1291 siege
Acre in 1841, as mapped by the British Royal Engineers after the Oriental Crisis of 1840
Old City of Acre, 1878 by Félix Bonfils
Carronade near the Old City