Old City of Acre
Also known as ‘Akká, Acco, Accre, Acre, Akka, Akko, Ptolémaïs, Saint-Jean-d'Acre, St. Jean d'Acre, ʿAkka, עַכּוֹ, عكّا
CulturalIsrael
Israel
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Israel
Inscribed
2001
Area
63 ha
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Necropolis of Beit She'arim: A Landmark of Jewish Renewal
IsraelCultural25 km away
Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves
IsraelCultural30 km away
Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
IsraelCultural38 km away
Tyre
LebanonCultural40 km away
Mount Amel Castles
LebanonCultural61 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ126084, open data (CC0)
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