Acre, Israel

Acre עַכּוֹ عكّا
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	ʕakko
Municipal emblem
Acre  Israel
District	Northern
Founded	3000 BC (Bronze Age settlement) 1550 BC (Canaanite settlement) 1104 (Crusader rule) 1291 (Mamluk rule) 1948 (Israeli city)
Government
• Mayor	Shimon Lankri
Area
• Total	13,533 km2 (5,225 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	48,303
• Density	3.6/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
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 Muslims, Jews and Arabs.

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Other websites

• Acre Municipality official website Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine