It is noteworthy that Dacher El Omar did not build a gate in the northern wall of the city. In Acre, during the reign of Dacher El Omar, there were only "land gates" in the east wall and "sea gates" in the south wall facing the port. The height of the city walls was ten meters and a thickness of only one and a half meters. It is incredible how these weak walls withstood the siege of Napoleon. Napoleon besieged Acre during his campaign in Palestine and Egypt. Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar ruled the city at that time. He was a descendant of the Bosnians who served the Mamluks in Egypt. He became a henchman of the Ottomans against the heirs of Daher al Omar. He repeatedly went from side to side, entered into alliances and betrayed, enriched, and killed on the way to power and glory. But it was the victory over Napoleon that brought Jazzar Pasha world recognition. Jazzar Pasha built these ramparts, battle towers, cannon redoubts, and massive walls. But after the siege of Napoleon. We will talk about this story further, but for now, let's enter a unique museum.
The length of the city walls that we will pass is only a few hundred meters. But Acre talks about herself in every centimeter. The story is about how a formidable ruler emerged from a small village in the mountains, how Napoleon can be defeated, what treasures are hidden in the fortified wall, how to eat fish properly and how life is stronger than anything, everywhere and always, even on the city wall.
