‘Akko
‘Akko is in Northern District, Israel. ‘Akko is situated nearby to the village Kishor, as well as near Pelekh.Places of Interest
Highlights include HaYonim Cave and Horvat Tefen.
HaYonim Cave
Cave
Photo: מנוף, CC BY-SA 4.0.
HaYonim Cave is a cave located in a limestone bluff about 250 meters above modern sea level, in the Upper Galilee, Israel.
Horvat Tefen
Archaeological site
Horvat Tefen or Qal'at et-Tufaniya, alternatively Tefen Fortress, is an archaeological site in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel. Located on a mountain ridge approximately 16 kilometres from the coastal city of Acre, the site contains the remains of a short-lived hilltop fort dating to the early 1st century BCE.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yarka and Majd al-Krum.
Yarka
Village
Yarka, officially Yirka, is a Druze village and local council in the Northern District of Israel. In 2019 it had a population of 17,171, 98.8% of them members of the Druze community, with small Muslim and Christian minorities.
Majd al-Krum
Village
Photo: Al Ameer son, Public domain.
Majd al-Krum is an Arab town located in the Galilee in Israel's Northern District about 16 kilometers east of Acre. Its inhabitants are primarily Muslim. Majd al-Krum is situated 4 km southeast of ‘Akko.
Deir al-Asad
Village
Photo: Asadi Bendel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Deir al-Asad is an Arab village in the Galilee region of Israel, near Karmiel. Together with the adjacent village of Bi'ina it formed the site of the Crusader monastery town of St. Deir al-Asad is situated 3½ km southeast of ‘Akko.
‘Akko
- Also known as: “`Akko”, “Acre Sub-district”, and “Nefat ‘Akko”
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.95° or 32° 57′ northLongitude
35.2333° or 35° 14′ eastElevation
315 metres (1,033 feet)Open location code
8G4QX62M+28GeoNames ID
295719
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“‘Akko” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “‘Akko”
- Hebrew: “Nafat ‘Akko”
- Hebrew: “נפת עכו”
- Hebrew: “עכו”
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