Acre, Israel

Acre

עַכּוֹ
عكّا
Acre עַכּוֹ; عكّا;
City
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	ʕakko
	Municipal emblem
	Acre Acre
	Coordinates: 32°55′40″N 35°04′54″E / 32.92778°N 35.08167°E
Grid position	156/258 PAL
Country	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.