tag name Aqueduct of Sulaymán, Akká type: Holy places, sites web link bahai-library.com/tags/Aqueduct_of_Sulayman,_Akka variations or mis-spellings aquaduct related tags Akka, Israel notes "An aqueduct carrying water to 'Akká built by Sulaymán Páshá in about 1815 to replace an earlier one destroyed by Napoleon. By the time of the arrival of Bahá'u'lláh in 'Akká in 1868 this aqueduct had fallen into disrepair. When Ahmad Big Tawfíq became Pasha of the city he became attracted to the Faith... He asked whether there was anything he could do for Bahá'u'lláh and the suggestion was made to him that he repair the aqueduct-this he immediately arose to do. One portion of the aqueduct bisects the Bahá'í property at Mazra'ih and a second segment runs through Bahjí..."
– from A Basic Bahá'í Dictionary (1989)
See also:
– Covenant Library Unified Index
references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre_aqueduct
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