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Citadel of Acre

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Acre, Al Jazar, 2

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Level 14 Local Expert
October 23, 2023
A very important and iconic place for many people. I've been there three times and each time I couldn't do without tears.
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Level 30 Local Expert
September 5, 2020
This is the most impressive building in the old town of Acre! The fortress is located in the northern part of the city. It was built by the ruler of Akko Dahir al-Omar in 1750 on the ruins of the fortress-monastery of the Hospitallers.The height of the citadel is 40 m.It mainly includes buildings from the Ottoman period. The fortress served as a palace for the rulers of Akko, as well as weapons depots and barracks. Subsequently, a prison was located here, in which Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i religion, and Zeev Jabotinsky, a writer, poet and creator of the Jewish Legion, who fought in the First World War as part of the British army, were imprisoned.Many members of the Haganah militant organization were captured by the British authorities and thrown into a dungeon. This and the history of the struggle of the Jews in the period preceding the formation of Israel are told by the expositions of the city museum of prisoners of the underground, which is located in the Citadel. The preservation of the fortress to this day is very impressive!..
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Level 8 Local Expert
November 2, 2019
Picturesque ruins. A big plus is the wild environment. A lot of things can be climbed completely unassisted.
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