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The Citadel
The current building which consists the citadel of Akko is an Ottoman forification, built on the foundation of the Hospitallerian citadel. The citadel was part of the city's defensive formation, reinforcing the northern wall.
During the 20th century the citadel was used mainly as prison and a gallows. During the British mandate period, activists of Jewish Zionist resistance movements were held prisoner there; some were executed there. In 1947, members of the Irgun broke into the citadel and released many prisoners.
Today, the citadel of Akko contains the following:
The Ottoman fortifications (including the tower and the moat).
Akko Old City Visitor Centers.
The "enchanted garden": a new garden that is planted according to historical description of the garden that was there during the Crusades period.
Akko's British prison and the gallows.
Memorial for Jewish resistance fighters, executed by the British mandate.
A Museum for the Jewish resistance prisoners, מוזיאון אסירי המחתרות .
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Back of the box for Citadel: Adventure of the CRYSTAL KEEP (1989, Postcraft; Apple Macintosh).
It says:
Citadel of Salah al-din is the largest citadel in the islamic world. It was established under the rule of sultan al-din yusuf ibn ayyub at the hands of his minister bahaa al din qaraqquch to be a fortress for egypt and a residence for rule. many establishments were added in it by the governors of egypt from the ayyubid period until the rule of mohammad ali.
Citadel of Salah al-din, Cairo Egypt April 2007
The Citadel of Damascus is the only castle in Syria that is built on the same level of the city. It was built during the Saljukis time around 1000 A.D. This citadel has been a stronghold for the Romans, Ayyubis, and Mamluk. It was destroyed twice by during the first and second Mongol invasions.
House at the Erbil Citadel, which dates back to at least 5,000 B.C - making Erbil one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Since 2014 it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Most of the mound (apart from one) had been abandoned recently so the government can renovate it. The government has plans to move back 50 families once the renovation is over.
Erbil, Iraqi- Kurdistan, Iraq.
From the Parks Canada site:
"The present Citadel, completed in 1856, is the fourth in a series of forts since 1749 to occupy the hill overlooking the harbour. It is an excellent example of a 19th-century bastion fortification complete with defensive ditch, ramparts, musketry gallery, powder magazine and signal masts. Although never attacked, the fort was garrisoned by the British Army until 1906 and by Canadian Forces during the First and Second World Wars."