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last updated Feb. 9, 2007
Acre is a/an Israeli city in Northern District of Israel. It is administered by Israel.
Population
 Year  Population  Area  Governorate  Region  State  Type 
200745980Northern DistrictIsrael IsraelIsraeli city
199544240Northern DistrictIsrael IsraelIsraeli city
198336396Northern DistrictIsrael IsraelIsraeli city
197233700Northern DistrictIsrael IsraelIsraeli city
196125222Northern DistrictIsrael IsraelIsraeli city
194512360AcrePalestine British MandateArab locale
193178971949AcrePalestine British MandateArab locale
19226420AcrePalestine British MandateArab locale
19166420Sanjak of AkkoVilayet of BeirutOttoman EmpireArab locale
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Description
Also known as Akko, Jewish population 50 in 1945 British Mandate census
Backgrounder
With a history that dates back to 1504 BCE when Pharoah Thutmose III ruled this city, Acre, like most of the surrounding region is a culmination of Crusader, Roman and Ottoman dynasties.

In 332 BCE, Alexander the Great successfully conquered...
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Leadership
Simeon Lankri, Mayor, Paz Simeon Lankri for Mayor
Gilad Aviva, Municipal council member, Paz Simeon Lankri for Mayor
Froman Eilan Eliezar, Municipal council member, Paz Simeon Lankri for Mayor
Sergei Ashar, Municipal council member, Paz Simeon Lankri for Mayor
Sara Goldstein, Municipal council member, Paz Simeon Lankri for Mayor
Najmi Salim, Municipal council member, United Akkawi List
Odeh Ahmed, Municipal council member, Wave for Democratic Peace and Equality
Zeev Nueman, Municipal council member, New Akko with Zeev Nueman
Boris Makgon, Municipal council member, New Akko with Zeev Nueman
Fadida Shlomo, Municipal council member, New Akko with Zeev Nueman
Nahamia Sirin Michaeli, Municipal council member, Our Hope with Nahamia Sirin Michaeli
Lyoviv Milkaman, Municipal council member, Our Hope with Nahamia Sirin Michaeli
Amram Iluz, Municipal council member, Shas
Ofer Cohen, Municipal council member, Shas
David Avadi, Municipal council member, Revival for Akko with Rafael Lozon
Rafael Lozon Eliahu, Municipal council member, Revival for Akko with Rafael Lozon
Jamal Adham, Municipal council member, United Akkawi List
News
News on Acre
BLOG: An artist is slammed for recalling Acre‘s past
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