Old Acre

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Old Acre is the historic walled old city of Acre in northern Israel, renowned for its Crusader-era fortifications, Ottoman architecture, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic city
old city
country Israel
governingBody Acre Municipality NERFINISHED
Israel Antiquities Authority NERFINISHED
hasConservationStatus protected area
hasCulturalInfluence Arab NERFINISHED
Crusader NERFINISHED
Mediterranean
Ottoman NERFINISHED
hasFeature Crusader-era fortifications
Ottoman architecture
bazaars
churches
city walls
khans
mosques
port
underground Crusader city
hasHeritageLayer Crusader urban fabric
Ottoman urban fabric
hasStreetPattern medieval street layout
hasTourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
hasUrbanForm walled coastal town
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
locatedIn Acre NERFINISHED
Northern District, Israel
locatedInHistoricRegion Galilee NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
notableStructure Acre Port NERFINISHED
Acre city walls NERFINISHED
Al-Jazzar Mosque NERFINISHED
Hospitaller Fortress NERFINISHED
Khan al-Umdan NERFINISHED
Knights’ Halls NERFINISHED
Turkish bath (Hammam al-Basha) NERFINISHED
partOf Levant NERFINISHED
modern city of Acre
periodOfSignificance Crusader period
Ottoman period NERFINISHED
recognizedFor exceptional preservation of Crusader remains
historic role as a fortified port city
integrated Ottoman-era townscape
UNESCOCriteria cultural
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2001
UNESCORegion Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED
UNESCOSiteId 1042

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Akka al-ʿAtīqa alsoKnownAs Old Acre