UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Old City of Acre)

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The UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Old City of Acre) is a historically rich fortified port city in northern Israel, renowned for its well-preserved Crusader and Ottoman architecture and its continuous cultural significance over millennia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic fortified city
port city
conservationStatus protected under Israeli law
country Israel
governedBy Acre Municipality
hasArchaeologicalRemainsFrom Byzantine period
Crusader period
Hellenistic period
Ottoman period
Roman period
hasFeature Crusader city remains
Ottoman urban fabric
citadel
city gates
fortified walls
harbor
khans
mosques
sea walls
underground Crusader halls
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasLayer Crusader city beneath Ottoman town
hasReligionHistory Christian
Jewish
Muslim
heritageValue example of Ottoman fortified town
multi-cultural urban fabric
testimony to Crusader kingdom in the Holy Land
inscriptionYear 2001
knownFor continuous settlement over millennia
role as major Mediterranean port
well-preserved Crusader architecture
well-preserved Ottoman architecture
locatedIn Northern District, Israel
locatedInHistoricRegion Galilee
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
managingAuthority Israel Nature and Parks Authority
partOf city of Acre
linked to: Saint-Jean-d’Acre

historic Levantine trade network
periodOfSignificance Crusader period
Ottoman period
tourismType cultural tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(v)
UNESCOWorldHeritageId 1042
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Arab States
linked to: Arab states

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Knights’ Halls heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Old City of Acre)
Port of Acre hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Old City of Acre)
Acre port partOf Acre Old City and port UNESCO property
linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Old City of Acre)