The Crusader Fortress of the Knights of the Hospital and the Ottoman-Turkish Citadel of Akko

The Crusader Fortress of the Knights of the Hospital and the Ottoman-Turkish Citadel of Akko (HM18I8)

Location: Acre
Country: Israel
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N 32° 55.418', E 35° 4.205'

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On this site, in the 12th-13th century, towered the fortress of the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of Saint John (the "Hospitallers") who were based in Akko (Acre) until the Muslim conquest of the city in 1291. Over the ruins of the fortress, which was reconstructed by the Ottoman Turks in the 17th and 18th centuries, was built the Citadel and Palace of the Governors Akko. In the mid-19th century the Ottoman authorities added here a large prison.

Under the British Administration (1918-1948) these buildings served as Government offices and were the largest prison in Palestine. Among those incarcerated there were also the fighters of the Jewish underground. After the Establishment of the State of Israel, until 1985 part of the building complex housed as a mental Hospital.
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HM NumberHM18I8
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 11:33am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)36S E 693562 N 3644722
Decimal Degrees32.92363333, 35.07008333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 55.418', E 35° 4.205'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 55' 25.08" N, 35° 4' 12.30" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2-20 Al-Jazar Street, Acre , IL
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