Acre aqueduct

It was refurbished by Jezzar Pasha, Ottoman ruler of Acre and the Western Galilee from 1775 to 1804.

The surviving open-channel structure seen today was completely reconstructed by Jezzar's son, Suleiman from 1814-1815.

In 1873, the aqueduct was made operational after thirty years of disrepair by then Acre governor, Ahmad Big Tawfíq,[1] in response to a request to render some service to Bahá'u'lláh, the prophet-founder of the Bahá’í Faith, held as a prisoner in exile in Acre.

[2] The city of Acre celebrated the return of water after Bahá'u'lláh's request was granted by firing off one hundred canon blasts.

Though mostly underground, portions of the aqueduct are visible above ground, including two well-known sections on Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta'ot, the most spectacular being to the south, through Kibbutz Shomrat.