Middle East
Israel
Northern District

Acre Lighthouse

Akko Light or Acre Light, is an active lighthouse in the port of . 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.
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Photo: Almog, Public domain.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Israel
  • Also known as: “Akko Light” and “Akko Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. John Church and Church of Saint Andrew.

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 in northern . It should not be confused with the Franciscan ″Terra Sancta Church″ in the same city.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
St Andrew's Church is a Melkite Greek Catholic church. Built in 1765, it is located in the old city of Acre, at Philippe Auguste street, north of the Templars tunnel in modern-day . is situated 130 metres northeast of Acre Lighthouse.

Mosque
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
The al-Muallak Mosque also known as the Mosque of Zahir al-Umar is a , located in , in the northern district of . is situated 280 metres northeast of Acre Lighthouse.

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 2023 it had a population of 885. is situated 3½ km southeast of Acre Lighthouse.

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 2023 its population was 1,024. is situated 4 km northeast of Acre Lighthouse.

Acre Lighthouse

Latitude
32.91932° or 32° 55′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.06643° or 35° 3′ 59″ east
Open location code
8G4QW398+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 816172806
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q2891457
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Acre Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فنار عكا”
  • Chinese: “阿卡灯塔”
  • Czech: “Akko”
  • French: “phare d’Acre”
  • French: “Phare d’Acre”
  • German: “Akko Leuchtturm”
  • Hebrew: “המגדלור”
  • Hebrew: “מגדלור עכו”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Akka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burj Sanjak (Flag tower) and The Lighthouse observation point.

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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 “Acre Lighthouse”. Photo: Almog, Public domain.