Ptolemais in Phoenicia

Old City of Acre
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
LocationIsrael
Reference1042
Inscription2001 (25th Session)
Area63.3 ha (156 acres)
Buffer zone22.99 ha (56.8 acres)
Coordinates32°55′42″N 35°5′2″E / 32.92833°N 35.08389°E / 32.92833; 35.08389
Ptolemais in Phoenicia is located in Mediterranean
Ptolemais in Phoenicia
Location of Ptolemais in Phoenicia in Mediterranean
Ptolemais in Phoenicia is located in Israel
Ptolemais in Phoenicia
Ptolemais in Phoenicia (Israel)

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.