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Discover Acre in Israel
Acre in the region of Northern District with its 45,603 habitants is a town located in Israel - some 247 mi or ( 398 km ) South-East of Jerusalem , the country's capital .
Local time in Acre is now 06:18 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jerusalem " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nicosia, Aleppo, Damascus, Amman, and Tyre. When in this area, you might want to check out Nicosia . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Acre ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Акко Acre עכו
Акко - израильский город в Западной Галилее, он же древняя Птолемаида, рыцарский Сен-Жан Д'Акр, легендарная Акра В 2002 г. внесен ЮНЕСКО в список мировых ценностей. ..
Acre - the new town عكا עכו
Except maybe to students of medieval history, Acre is the sort of place you could by pass and not think twice of it. But I think that it is one of the best places I have been to. This is the first fil ..
Acre - the walled city
www.facebook.com www.ceepackaging.com twitter @ceepackaging www.facebook.com Acre is a town steeped in history. The earliest records of the city go back 4500 years when it is mentioned as a town payin ..
Acre ( Akko ) Israel
Acre is a city in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel at the northern extremity of Haifa Bay. Acre is one of the oldest continuously inhabited sites in the country. Historically, it was a st ..
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Acre Railway Station
Acre Railway Station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the city of Acre (Akko) and the surrounding towns and villages.
Located at 32.93 35.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Sanjak of Acre
The Sanjak of Acre was a prefecture of the Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day northern Israel. The city of Acre was the sanjak's capital. Acre was captured by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in 1517, but the city fell into disuse soon thereafter. Acre was the center of a major economic boom under the leadership of Dahar al-Omar during the late 18th century. The sanjak of Acre was created c. early 19th century as a prefecture of the Sidon Eyalet.
Located at 32.93 35.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Acre Prison
The Acre Prison also known as Akko Prison is a former prison in Acre, Israel. In the time of the British Mandate the citadel in the old city of Acre was used as a prison in which many Arabs were imprisoned as criminals or for participating in the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. Around 140 prisoners were executed during the Palestinian general strike alone.
Located at 32.92 35.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh
The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh, located in Bahjí near Acre, Israel, is the most holy place for Bahá'ís and represents their Qiblih, or direction of prayer. It contains the remains of Bahá'u'lláh and is near the spot where he died in the Mansion of Bahjí. The Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh is composed of a central area that contains a small, tree-filled garden surrounded by paths covered with Persian rugs. A glass roof was constructed by Qulám-‘Alíy-i-Najjár after the death of Bahá'u'lláh.
Located at 32.94 35.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Mansion of Bahjí
The Mansion of Bahjí is a summer house in Acre, Israel where Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, died in 1892. His shrine is located next to this house. The whole area was called Al-Bahjá (Place of Delight). The area was originally a garden planted by Suleiman Pasha, who was the ruler of Acre, for his daughter Fatimih, and he named it Bahji. Later the area was further beautified by `Abdu'llah Pasha, and in 1831 when Ibrahim Pasha besieged Acre he used the property as his headquarters.
Located at 32.94 35.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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