Acre, Israel facts for kids

Acre
Quick facts for kids Acre ; עַכּוֹ; عكّا;
	City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	ʕakko
	Municipal emblem
	Municipal emblem
Country	Israel
District	Northern
Founded	3000 BC (Bronze Age settlement); 1550 BC (Canaanite settlement); 1104 (Crusader rule); 1291 (Mamluk rule); 1948 (Israeli city)
Area
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Population (2017)
• Total	48,303
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 Jews and Arabs, mostly Muslims.

Images for kids

Ottoman aqueduct to Acre
The Templar Tunnel
Remains of the Crusader-period Pisan Harbour
Acre in 1841, as mapped by the British Royal Engineers after the Oriental Crisis of 1840
Old City of Acre, 1878 by Félix Bonfils
Port of Acre
Interior of Acre prison, circa 1938
Acre city hall
Acre Railway Station
Terra Santa School in Old Acre
Acre Municipal Stadium
Acre's southern sea wall
Baháʼí shrine outside Acre, Bahji mansion
Refectory of the Hospitaller fortress
Delila Hatuel