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...

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...

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...

Kabbalah, Luzzatto left Amsterdam for the Holy Land in 1743, settling in Acre. Three years later, he and his family died in a plague. The site of his tomb...

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...

Hapoel Acre Football Club (Hebrew: מועדון כדורגל הפועל עכו, Moadon Kaduregel Hapoel Akko) is an Israeli professional football club based in Acre. Incorporated...

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...

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...

The Acre Subdistrict, alternatively spelt as Akko Subdistrict (based on Hebrew name) or Akka Subdistrict (based on Arabic name), is one of Israel's sub-districts...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

also known as the White Mosque of Acre, is located on el-Jazzar Street inside the walls of the old city of Acre, overlooking the eastern Mediterranean...

la guerre Hamas-Israël" [Sporadic incidents in South Lebanon; more than 20,250 dead in Gaza since October 7: Day 78 of the Hamas-Israel war]. l'Orient-Le...

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...

The Battle of Acre took place in 1258 off the port of Acre, between the fleets of the Republic of Genoa and the Republic of Venice. Mounting tensions between...

siege of Acre took place in spring 1103 by crusader forces against the Fatimid coastal city of Acre. Baldwin's next target of conquest was Acre. In the...

runner-up). She represented her native Israel at Miss Universe 2015. Born Avigail Alfatov (Hebrew: אביגיל אלפטוב) in Acre, Israel, to Ukrainian-Jewish (of Ashkenazi...

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]...

served as mayors of Israeli cities. Miriam Feirberg was born in Acre, a city in northern Israel. Her father was an officer in the Israel Border Police, and...

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...

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...

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...