District of Acre
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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. For the capital city of the District of Acre, see Acre (city).
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[edit] Origins
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. In 1888, the Districts of Acre, Latakia, Tripoli, Beirut, and Nablus were separated from Syria and combined with the Province of Beirut. This lasted until the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1918.
[edit] British
After the destruction of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the Mandate of Palestine, which contained the Disctrict of Acre, was assigned to the British in 1920. Palestine remained under British control until it withdrew control of the mandate in 1948.
[edit] Israel
In 1948, as a result of both the failure of the 1947 UN Partition Plan and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, 26 of the villages in the District of Acre were depopulated by Israeli forces. The District of Acre was dissolved after the creation of Israel.
[edit] Crusades references
During the crusades of the 1200s, the term "District of Acre" was used to identify the city of Acre itself.
