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
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Israel
Inscribed
2001
Area
63 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Old City of Acre is about 15 km north-east of Haifa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Beit She'arim Necropolis, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Haifa · about 1,011,000 peopleabout 15 km south-west
- Nazareth · about 151,000 peopleabout 30 km south-east
- Nabatiye et Tahta · about 80,000 peopleabout 60 km north-east
- Saida · about 174,000 peopleabout 75 km north
- Nablus · about 216,000 peopleabout 80 km south
- Irbid · about 650,000 peopleabout 85 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IsraelCultural25 km away
IsraelCultural30 km away
IsraelCultural38 km away
LebanonCultural40 km away
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
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