Tower of Flies
The Tower of Flies was a formidable guard tower/fort at the medieval city-port of Acre, Israel, which overlooked the harbour from a small island and protected the city's rich maritime trade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al Jazzar Mosque and Al-Muallaq Mosque.
Al Jazzar Mosque
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 Acre, Israel, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and is named after the Ottoman Bosnian governor Ahmad Pasha el-Jazzar. Al Jazzar Mosque is situated 490 metres north of Tower of Flies.
Al-Muallaq Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
The al-Muallak Mosque also known as the Mosque of Zahir al-Umar is a mosque, located in Acre, in the northern district of Israel. Al-Muallaq Mosque is situated 380 metres northwest of Tower of Flies.
St. John Church
Church
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
The St. John Baptist Church sometimes simply called Church of St. John, is a Catholic church located in the town of Acre in northern Israel. It should not be confused with the Franciscan ″Terra Sancta Church″ in the same city. St. John Church is situated 450 metres west of Tower of Flies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akko and Ein HaMifratz.
Akko
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.5.
Akko, also known historically to Arabs as عكّا and Westerners as Acre, lies on the northern edge of the Bay of Acre in northern Israel and receives many Baha'i pilgrims.
Ein HaMifratz
Village
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ein HaMifratz is a kibbutz south of Acre in northern Israel. Located on the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2023 it had a population of 885. Ein HaMifratz is situated 3 km southeast of Tower of Flies.
Bustan HaGalil
Village
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bustan HaGalil is a moshav in the Western Galilee in northern Israel. Located near Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. As of 2023 its population was 1,024. Bustan HaGalil is situated 4 km north of Tower of Flies.
Tower of Flies
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Fort at the medieval city-port of Acre, Israel
- Categories: tower and historic site
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.91858° or 32° 55′ 7″ northLongitude
35.07209° or 35° 4′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8G4QW39C+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 2056805535OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata 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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tower of Flies”. Photo: Yuval Y, CC BY 3.0.