Akka

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Akka is an alternative name for Acre, a historic port city in present-day Israel known for its Crusader-era fortifications and diverse cultural heritage.

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Label Occurrences
Akka canonical 5

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
city
port city
alternativeName Acre
Akko
Ptolemais
Saint-Jean d’Acre
linked to: Saint-Jean-d’Acre

ʿAkka
continent Asia
country Israel
hasEthnicCommunity Arabs
Christians
Druze
Jews
Muslims
hasFeature Crusader-era fortifications
Ottoman-era buildings
bazaars
churches
city walls
khans
mosques
old city
port
heritageDesignation Old City of Acre
linked to: Old City of Akko

UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriod Byzantine period
Crusader period
Hellenistic period
Ottoman period
Roman period
knownFor Crusader history
diverse cultural heritage
historic port
well-preserved fortifications
languageUsed Arabic
Hebrew
locatedIn Northern District, Israel
Western Galilee
linked to: Galilee
locatedOn Bay of Haifa
Mediterranean Sea
nearbyCity Haifa
partOf Levant
linked to: Levant region

State of Israel
linked to: Israel
religionInCity Baháʼí Faith
linked to: Baha'i Faith

Christianity
Islam
Judaism
wasCapitalOf Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem (de facto, 13th century)

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