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Acre (also 'Province of') or Sanjak Akka was one of the districts of the Damascus Wilayah established by the Ottoman Empire in Ottoman Syria .¹ The city of Acre was the district's capital.² During the Crusades , the term "District of Acre" was used to identify the city of Acre itself. In the sixteenth century Akka was the principal urban centre of a nahiya ("subdistrict") as part of liwa' of Safad . The Ottoman Empire took over Acre in 1793. In the early 1800s, under Ottoman control, the District of Acre was created, and was added as a subdivision ( sanjak ) to the Ottoman Province of Syria .³ In 1888, the Districts of Acre, Latakia , Tripoli , Beirut , and Nablus were separated from Syria and combined with the Province of Beirut .⁴ After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the British Mandate controlled the District of Acre. In 1948, in the wake of the 1947 UN Partition Plan and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , 26 villages in the District of Acre were depopulated by Israeli forces and the area became part of Israel's North District .⁵

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The District of Acre (also known as the Province of Acre) was one of the Districts of Palestine , established by the Ottoman Empire , was located within the boundaries of the modern State of Israel .

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Today part of Israel The Sanjak of Acre ( ) was a prefecture ( sanjak ) of the Ottoman Empire , located in modern-day northern Israel . The city of Acre was the sanjak's capital. Acre was captured by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in 1517, but the city fell into disuse soon thereafter and was governed under the Sanjak of Safed . Yet the Acre subdistrict included the towns of Peki'in (Bukeia), Ein Tiriah , Julis , Kfar Yasif , Kabul and Shefa-'Amr . Acre was the center of a major economic boom under the leadership of Dahar al-Omar during the late 18th century. The Sanjak of Acre was created c. early 18th century as a prefecture of the Sidon Eyalet . The Sidon Eyalet later became known as the Acre Eyalet between 1775 and 1841 when Acre was designated as the eyalet's capital city. Following the promulgation of the Vilayet Law as per the then-ongoing Tanzimat , or administrative reforms, in 1864, the sanjak of Acre was annexed to the newly created Syria Vilayet . In 1888, the sanjaks of Acre, Latakia , Tripoli , Beirut , and Nablus were separated from the Syria Vilayet and transferred to the Beirut Vilayet .

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Today part of Israel The Sanjak of Acre ( ), often referred as Late Ottoman Galilee , was a prefecture ( sanjak ) of the Ottoman Empire , located in modern-day northern Israel . The city of Acre was the Sanjak's capital. Acre was captured by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in 1517, but the city fell into disuse soon thereafter and was governed under the Sanjak of Safad during 16th-18th centuries. Acre was the center of the Nahiya of Acre, a subdistrict of the sanjak, which also included the villages of Buqei'a , Al-Tira , Julis , Kafr Yasif , Kabul and Shefa-'Amr . Acre was the center of a major economic boom under the leadership of Zahir al-Umar during the late 18th century. The Sanjak of Acre was created c. early 18th century as a prefecture of the Sidon Eyalet . The Sidon Eyalet later became known as the Acre Eyalet between 1775 and 1841 when Acre was designated as the eyalet's capital city. Following the promulgation of the Vilayet Law as per the then-ongoing Tanzimat , or administrative reforms, in 1864, the sanjak of Acre was annexed to the newly created Syria Vilayet . In 1888, the sanjaks of Acre, Latakia , Tripoli , Beirut , and Nablus were separated from the Syria Vilayet and transferred to the Beirut Vilayet .

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Ottoman prefecture in today's Israel The Sanjak of Acre ( ; ), often referred as Late Ottoman Galilee , was a prefecture ( sanjak ) of the Ottoman Empire , located in modern-day northern Israel . The city of Acre was the Sanjak's capital. Acre was captured by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in 1517, but the city fell into disuse soon thereafter and was governed under the Sanjak of Safad during 16th-18th centuries. Acre was the center of the Nahiya of Acre, a subdistrict of the sanjak, which also included the villages of Buqei'a , Al-Tira , Julis , Kafr Yasif , Kabul and Shefa-'Amr . Acre was the center of a major economic boom under the leadership of Zahir al-Umar during the late 18th century. The Sanjak of Acre was created c. early 18th century as a prefecture of the Sidon Eyalet . The Sidon Eyalet later became known as the Acre Eyalet between 1775 and 1841 when Acre was designated as the eyalet's capital city. Following the promulgation of the Vilayet Law as per the then-ongoing Tanzimat , or administrative reforms, in 1864, the sanjak of Acre was annexed to the newly created Syria Vilayet . In 1888, the sanjaks of Acre, Latakia , Tripoli , Beirut , and Nablus were separated from the Syria Vilayet and transferred to the Beirut Vilayet .

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Ottoman prefecture in today's Israel The Sanjak of Acre ( Arabic : سنجق عكا ; Turkish : Akka Sancağı ), often referred as Late Ottoman Galilee , was a prefecture ( sanjak ) of the Ottoman Empire , located in modern-day northern Israel . The city of Acre was the Sanjak's capital. Acre was captured by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in 1517, but the city fell into disuse soon thereafter and was governed under the Sanjak of Safad during 16th-18th centuries. Acre was the center of the Nahiya of Acre, a subdistrict of the sanjak, which also included the villages of Buqei'a , Al-Tira , Julis , Kafr Yasif , Kabul and Shefa-'Amr . Acre was the center of a major economic boom under the leadership of Zahir al-Umar during the late 18th century. The Sanjak of Acre was created c. early 18th century as a prefecture of the Sidon Eyalet . The Sidon Eyalet later became known as the Acre Eyalet between 1775 and 1841 when Acre was designated as the eyalet's capital city. Following the promulgation of the Vilayet Law as per the then-ongoing Tanzimat , or administrative reforms, in 1864, the sanjak of Acre was annexed to the newly created Syria Vilayet . In 1888, the sanjaks of Acre, Latakia , Tripoli , Beirut , and Nablus were separated from the Syria Vilayet and transferred to the Beirut Vilayet .

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