Tower of Flies

The Tower of Flies was a formidable guard tower/fort at the medieval city-port of , , which overlooked the harbour from a small island and protected the city's rich maritime trade.
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Photo: Yuval Y, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Al-Muallaq Mosque and Al Jazzar Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
The al-Muallak Mosque also known as the Mosque of Daher al-Umar is a , located in , in the northern district of . is situated 380 metres northwest of Tower of Flies.

Mosque
Photo: BoazBrill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The el-Jazzar Mosque, also known as the White Mosque of Acre, is located on el-Jazzar Street inside the walls of the old city of , Israel, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is named after the Ottoman Bosnian governor Ahmad Pasha el-Jazzar. is situated 490 metres north of Tower of Flies.

Lighthouse
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Akko Light or Acre Light, is an active lighthouse in the port of Acre, Israel. It is located on the South-West corner of the city's ancient walls, at what is believed to be the former site of an Ottoman Burj-El-Sanjak. is situated 530 metres west of Tower of Flies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Akko and Ein HaMifratz.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.5.
, also known historically to Arabs as عكّا and Westerners as Acre, lies on the northern edge of the Bay of Acre in northern and receives many Baha'i pilgrims.

Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz south of in northern . Located on the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 it had a population of 873. is situated 3 km southeast of Tower of Flies.

Village
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2024 its population was 1,085. is situated 4 km north of Tower of Flies.

Tower of Flies

Latitude
32.91858° or 32° 55′ 7″ north
Longitude
35.07209° or 35° 4′ 20″ east
Open location code
8G4QW39C+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2056805535
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q7829764
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Tower of Flies” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “苍蝇塔”
  • French: “Tour des mouches”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל הזבובים”
  • Hebrew: “מנארה”
  • Spanish: “Torre de las Moscas”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежа мух”
  • Ukrainian: “Мушина вежа”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include אי הזבובים and Haifa-Akko Ferry.

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