Mansion of Bahjí

The Mansion of Bahjí is a summer house in Acre, Israel where Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, died in 1892. He was buried in an adjacent house, which became the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, a place of pilgrimage and the Baháʼí Qiblih.

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Type: Historic building
Description: Summer house in Acre, Israel; death place of Baháʼu’lláh
Also known as: “Mansion of Bahji”
Address: عكا

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and Lochamay Hageta’ot.

Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh

Bahá’í temple

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Lochamay Hageta’ot

Museum

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The Ghetto Fighters' House is a Holocaust museum founded in 1949 by members of Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot. It is located in the Western Galilee, Israel, on the Coastal Highway between Acre and Nahariya. Lochamay Hageta’ot is situated 2 km north of Mansion of Bahjí.

Acre

Railway station

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Acre railway station is an Israel Railways passenger station serving the city of Acre and the surrounding towns and villages. Acre is situated 2 km southwest of Mansion of Bahjí.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shomrat and Bustan HaGalil.

Shomrat

Village

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Shomrat is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee on the coastal highway just north of Acre, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 727.

Bustan HaGalil

Village

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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 2024 its population was 1,085.