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When did Acre become Ottoman?

Today: Israel · Middle East and Egypt

394years under Ottoman rule

Acre came under Ottoman rule in 1516; Ottoman rule ended in 1918. It changed hands in between; there are 2 separate Ottoman periods. This is where Napoleon's advance was stopped.

Acre
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1516–1832 · 316 years1840–1918 · 78 years

Chronology

  1. 1516
    Became Ottoman

    After Marj Dabiq it came under Ottoman rule with the rest of Syria.

    Sultan: Selim I
  2. 1775
    Note

    The city, which the rebel Zahir al-Umar had made his base, returned to Ottoman control in 1775 and was given to Cezzar Ahmed Pasha.

    Sultan: Abdulhamid I
  3. 1799
    Note

    Napoleon Bonaparte besieged the city from 18 March 1799 but failed and withdrew.

    Sultan: Selim III
  4. 1832
    Left Ottoman rule

    The Egyptian army of Ibrahim Pasha, son of Muhammad Ali, occupied Syria; the city stayed under Egyptian rule until 1840.

    Sultan: Mahmud II
  5. 1840
    Became Ottoman

    The Egyptian forces withdrew and the city returned to Ottoman rule.

    Sultan: Abdulmejid I
  6. 1918
    Left Ottoman rule

    Acre was occupied by the British in 1918.

    Sultan: Mehmed VI

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Palestine–Jordan (Jerusalem)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1516

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “AKK” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.