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Acre (עכו) is one of towns in Israel situated some 10 km west of Al Judeida and 170 km from the capital, 110 km north-west of Israel - Jordan border. It has a population of 45,700 people. Many people visit Acre each year to take a look at its famous historic places and mosques.

The closest airport Haifa (IATA: HFA) is about 20 km away.

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1. Acre, Israel
Acre (or), known to locals as Akko (Hebrew: < templatestyles src=" Script/styles_hebrew. Css" /& gt; עַכּוֹ, ʻAkkō) or Akka (Arabic: عكّا‎, ʻAkkā), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel.

2. El-Jazzar Mosque
The el-Jazzar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الجزار‎, Masjid al-Jazzar; Hebrew: מסגד אל-ג'זאר‎, Misgad al-G'zar), also known as the White Mosque, is located on el-Jazzar Street inside the walls of the old city of Acre, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is named after the Ottoman Bosnian governor Ahmad Pasha el-Jazzar (" the Butcher" ).

3. Khan al-Umdan
Khan al-Umdan (Arabic: خان العمدان‎: " Caravanserai of the Pillars" or " Inn of the Columns" also known as Khán-i-'Avámid) is the largest and best preserved khan in Israel. Located in the Old City of Acre, it is one of the prominent projects constructed during the rule of Ahmed Jezzar Pasha in Ottoman era Palestine.

4. Tower of Flies
The Tower of Flies was a formidable guard tower/fort at the medieval city-port of Acre, Israel, which overlooked the harbour from a small island and protected the city’s rich maritime trade. It also served as a lighthouse.

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Acre, Israel

Acre ( or ), known to locals as Akko (Hebrew:

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Ghetto Fighters' House

The Ghetto Fighters' House (עברית. בית לוחמי הגטאות), ful

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Bahá'í World Centre

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Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art

The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art is a museum on the crest of Mount

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Shrine of the Báb

The Shrine of the Báb is a structure in Haifa, Israel where the

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El-Jazzar Mosque

The el-Jazzar Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الجزار‎, Masjid al-Jazzar;

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Stella Maris Monastery

The Stella Maris Monastery in Haifa is a 19th-century Carmelite

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Kishon River

The Kishon River (Hebrew: נחל הקישון) is a river in Israel that flo

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Haifa Museum of Art

The Haifa Museum of Art (Hebrew: מוזיאון חיפה לאמנותR

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Khan al-Umdan

Khan al-Umdan (Arabic: خان العمدان‎: 'Caravanserai of the Pillars' or

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Universal House of Justice

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Tower of Flies

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Khirbet Sharta

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Israel National Museum of Science, Technology, and Space

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Open Sesame Apartment

starting $110

The Efendi Hotel

starting $334

Chateau Akko

starting $0

HI Akko Hostel

starting $60

Akko Gate Hostel & Motel

starting $22

Nzar Khoury for Hosting Guest House

starting $88

Acco Beach Hotel

starting $160

Rimonim Palm Beach Acre Hotel

starting $133

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