Ptolemais in Phoenicia
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
A coin of Ake (later Ptolemais), depicting Zeus and bearing the Phoenician legend 𐤏𐤊 (ʿK), from the coinage of Alexander the Great | |
| Location | Historic Palestine |
| Reference | 1042 |
| Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
| Area | 63.3 ha (156 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 22.99 ha (56.8 acres) |
| Coordinates | 32°55′42″N 35°5′2″E / 32.92833°N 35.08389°E |
Ptolemais was an ancient port city on the Canaanite coast in the ancient region of Phoenicia, in the location of the present-day city of Acre, Israel. It was also called Ptolemais in Canaan and Ake-Ptolemais (or Akko, Ake, or Akre in Canaanite Language). It was an ancient bishopric that became a double Catholic titular see.
In the Middle Ages, it was known as Acre amongst some Crusaders, who established a militant Latin Christian order.