Qiblih, Akko

Name: Qiblih
Address: Akko, Israel

#13 among attractions in Akko

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In the Baháʼí Faith the Qiblih is the location to which Baháʼís face when saying their daily obligatory prayers. The Qiblih is fixed at the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, near Acre, in present-day Israel; approximately at 32°56′37″N 35°5′31″E. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 32°56'37"N, 35°5'30"E

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Qiblih – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ghetto Fighters' House, Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, Western Galilee College.

1.2 miN
Exhibits on Holocaust and Jewish heroism
Ghetto Fighters' House, Akko
31 min walk • The Ghetto Fighters' House, full name, Itzhak Katzenelson Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum, Documentation and Study Center, was founded in 1949 by members of Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, a community of Holocaust survivors, among them fighters of the ghetto undergrounds and partisan units.
~80 ftSE
Temple
Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, Akko
1 min walk • The Mansion of Bahjí is a summer house in Acre, Israel where Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, died in 1892. He was buried in an adjacent house, which became the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, a place of pilgrimage and the Baháʼí Qiblih. The whole area was called Al-Bahjá.
~190 ftSE
Bahá'í house of worship
Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, Akko
1 min walk • The Mansion of Bahjí is a summer house in Acre, Israel where Baháʼu'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, died in 1892. He was buried in an adjacent house, which became the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, a place of pilgrimage and the Baháʼí Qiblih. The whole area was called Al-Bahjá.
0.6 miSW
Universities and schools
Western Galilee College, Akko
15 min walk • Western Galilee College is an academic college in northern Israel within the jurisdiction of the city of Akko. It was founded in 1994 on the basis of its predecessor, the Western Galilee Regional College, which was founded in 1972.

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Which popular attractions are close to Qiblih?

Nearby attractions include Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, Akko (1 min walk), Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh, Akko (1 min walk), Western Galilee College, Akko (15 min walk).

How to get to Qiblih by public transport?

The nearest stations to Qiblih:

Train

Acre (31 min walk)

Bus

Acko central bus station (34 min walk)