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Ahmed al-Jazzar was the Ottoman governor of Akko in the late 18th century, who fortified the city and held off Napoleon’s 1799 siege. The Akko (Acre) post covers his mosque and the wider Ottoman city.

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The Sea Walls - Akko
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Akko (Acre)

A full day in the old port city of Akko: the British Mandate prison museum, Al-Jazzar Mosque, the Hospitaller Fortress, the Templars' Tunnel, Hammam al-Basha, and the Bahji gardens just outside the walls.

Aug 2013 · 5 minute read
Bay of Akko from the Old City Museum of the Underground Prisoners, Akko The Sea Walls - Akko Al-Jazzar Mosque, Akko Treasures in the Walls Museum, Akko The Hospitallers' Fortress, Akko Inside the Tunnel of the Knights Templar, Akko Mosaic at Or Torah Synagogue, Akko Home of the Bahaulla, Akko
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