Acre (/ˈɑːkər, ˈeɪkər/ AH-kər, AY-kər), known locally as Akko (Hebrew: עַכּוֹ, ʻAkkō) and Akka (Arabic: عكّا, ʻAkkā), is a city in the coastal plain region...
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The siege of Acre was the first significant counterattack by Guy of Jerusalem against Saladin, leader of the Muslims in Syria and Egypt. This pivotal siege...
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up Acre or acre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An acre is a unit of measurement used for areas of land. Acre may also refer to: Acre, Israel, a historic...
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control of the area. In 1799, governor Jazzar Pasha repelled an assault on Acre by Napoleon's troops, prompting the French to abandon the Syrian campaign...
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Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (section Acre, Israel)
Kabbalah, Luzzatto left Amsterdam for the Holy Land in 1743, settling in Acre. Three years later, he and his family died in a plague. Though it is accepted...
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Hapoel Acre Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל עכו, Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Akko) is an Israeli professional football club based in Acre. Incorporated...
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Acre Prison, also known as Akko Prison, is a former prison and current museum in Acre, Israel. The citadel in the old city was built during the Ottoman...
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The attack on Acre in 1179 was a naval raid launched by the Ayyubid fleet of Saladin against the Crusader fortress of Acre. The Ayyubids attacked the fort...
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The Siege of Acre (also called the Fall of Acre) took place in 1291 and resulted in the Crusaders' losing control of Acre to the Mamluks. It is considered...
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Mírzá Mihdí (category People from Acre, Israel)
Bahá’u’lláh in His successive exiles to Istanbul, Edirne, and, finally, to Acre, Israel. Bahá’u’lláh (who described his family as a tree) entitled Mírzá Mihdí...
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Malta 1 The siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel) and was the turning point...
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The Acre Subdistrict, alternatively spelt as Akka Subdistrict or Akko Subdistrict is one of Israel's sub-districts in Northern District. The subdistrict...
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The Acre Prison break was an operation undertaken by the Irgun on May 4, 1947, in the British Mandate of Palestine, in which its men broke through the...
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Baháʼí World Centre buildings (category Buildings and structures in Acre, Israel)
located in Haifa, Acre, and Bahjí, Israel. The location of the Baháʼí World Centre buildings has its roots in Baháʼu'lláh's imprisonment in Acre, which is near...
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in the Western Galilee region of northern Israel. It was refurbished by Jezzar Pasha, Ottoman ruler of Acre and the Western Galilee from 1775 to 1804...
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The Battle of Acre (also known as the Fourth Battle of Acre) occurred on 3 November 1840. The Oriental Crisis of 1840 was an episode in the Egyptian–Ottoman...
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Assassin's Creed (video game) (category Video games set in Acre, Israel)
various regions of the Holy Land, primarily the cities of Masyaf, Jerusalem, Acre, and Damascus, all of which have been accurately recreated to fit the game's...
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Tower of Flies (category Buildings and structures in Acre, Israel)
Muscarum) was a formidable guard tower/fort at the medieval city-port of Acre, Israel, which overlooked the harbour from a small island and protected the city's...
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a soccer stadium in Acre, Israel. It is the home ground of Hapoel Acre which plays in Liga Leumit, the second tier of the Israeli football league system...
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bishop of Acre was a suffragan bishop of the archbishop of Tyre in the medieval Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Acre is present-day Akko, Israel. The introduction...
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Longing (2017 film) (category Films shot in Israel)
for the Ophir Award for Best Film. The film takes place primarily in Acre, Israel. Shai Avivi Asi Levi Neta Riskin Ori Laizerouvich Yoram Tolledano [he]...
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Mahmoud Shalaby (category People from Acre, Israel)
Europe, and the United States. Shalaby grew up in a poor neighborhood in Acre marked by urban violence. In 1998, he started the rap and hip-hop group,...
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Diocese of Acre may refer to either of two Catholic diocesan jurisdictions with seat in the city of Acre, Israel: Latin Catholic Diocese of Acre Melkite...
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Hebrew letters. Their main church is in Acre, Israel and they tend to pray separately from other Maronites in Israel. They are located across the country...
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Eliad Cohen (category People from Acre, Israel)
stay.” Eliad was born on May 11, 1988, in Acre, Israel. After completing high school, he served in the Israel Defense Forces in an elite combat unit for...
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Μοναστήρι του Αγίου Γεωργίου) is an Orthodox church and monastery located in Acre, Israel. It dates back to 16th century and is built on the ruins of a Byzantine...
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The siege of Acre took place in May 1104. It was of great importance for the consolidation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which had been founded only a few...
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Ottoman Empire, located in modern-day northern Israel. The city of Acre was the Sanjak's capital. Acre was captured by the Ottoman Sultan Selim I in 1517...
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Hospitaller commandery of Saint-Jean-d'Acre (category History of Acre, Israel)
Knights Hospitallers. It is located in the city of Saint-Jean-d'Acre (now Acre in Israel). In the 13th century, the commandery became the headquarters of the...
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Shai Avivi (category People from Acre, Israel)
Avivi was born and raised in Acre as one of three children of Moshe Avivi, originally from Iran, and Ahuva, native Israeli. He completed his military service...
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