Old City of Acre

World Heritage

Israel

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Acre is a historic port city that has been inhabited since the Phoenician period. The present city is an Ottoman fortified town built in the 18th and 19th centuries, with typical urban components such as a castle, mosque, khan and baths. The remains of the Crusader City, built between 1104 and 1291, are almost intact, and both above and below today's streets, show the layout and structure of the medieval capital of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.