
	Where results make sense

Topic: Akko, Israel

Related Topics

Akko

Brugge, Belgium

Lake Tiberias

Tiberias

La Fortaleza

Rio de Janeiro

Houston

Parsifal

Bartow, Georgia

Ludwigshafen

Ashton, Nebraska

Olympia, Greece

Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska

Genk

Tallin

In the News (Mon 30 Nov 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Acre, Israel
		From ancient times until the 19th century Akko (better known in English as Acre) was Palestine's leading port, and it has preserved an abundance of remains dating from the Middle Ages and the early modern period.
		From 532 B.C. to the Greek conquest in 332 B.C. Akko was Persian.
		From 1833 to 1840 Akko was held by Ibrahim Pasha, who defeated the Turks in Palestine with his Egyptian forces but was compelled by the European powers to withdraw.
	www.planetware.com /israel/acre-isr-nr-ak.htm (715 words)

	Akko, Israel
		Akko's Hamam is notable mainly because it was used by the Irgun as bridge to break into the citadel's prison.
		Under the citadel and prison of Akko, archeological excavations revealed a complex of halls, which was built and used by the Hospitallers Knights.
		The citadel of Akko was used by the British as a prison and a gallows, mainly for political prisoners.
	www.creekin.net /c4486-n90-akko-israel.html (1545 words)

	AllRefer.com - Akko, Israel & Palestine (Israeli And Palestinian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Its surrender and virtual destruction by the Saracens in 1291 marked the decline of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Crusades.
		Akko was taken by the Ottoman Turks in 1517 and was revived in the late 18th cent.
		Akko was assigned to the Arabs in the 1948 partition of Palestine, but it was captured by Israeli forces in the Arab-Israeli war of that year.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Akko.html (370 words)

	[No title]
		Israel on Thursday suffered the heaviest human losses since fighting broke out with Hizbullah 23 days ago as eight civilians were killed in rocket attacks and four soldiers were killed in clashes with Hizbullah terrorists in southern Lebanon.
		Israel Police and Magen David Adom emergency services reported that four people, including a man and his daughter, were killed in Akko after they left their shelter following the first barrage.
		Initial reports said those killed in Akko left their shelter after the first barrage on the city to view the rocket landing sites and were then struck by shrapnel from another rocket salvo.
	www.ynetnews.com /articles/0,7340,L-3285857,00.html (915 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Akko, Israel - A5545442
		According to Jewish scholars, it is debatable whether or not Akko is part of the Land of Israel that is said to have been allotted to the Jewish nation by God.
		The Old Testament suggests that it was not part of Israel during the reign of Joshua, the period of the Judges or the reign of King Saul.
		Akko is one of the few cities in the world whose walls have remained standing over the centuries, despite being attacked by many large and powerful armies.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A5545442 (1984 words)

	Israel: Akko (Acre)
		Akko is at least four thousand years old.
		The Holy Land is the world centre of Baha'i faith, since the founder of the religion, Baha'u'llah, was sent to Akko by Turkish authorities, died in Akko in 1892 and was buried there.
		The entrance to the gardens is 2 km north of Akko, from the Akko-Naharia highway.
	www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il /~bazlov/israel/area_north.html (361 words)

	Acre (Akko)
		The city of Acre or Akko is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, dating back to the time of the Pharaoh Thutmose III (1504-1450 BCE).
		The mosque al-Jazzer built is one of the most beautiful in Israel and the most distinctive building in the old city.
		Today, the population of Acre is approximately 40,000 and has one of the higher proportions of non-Jews of any of Israel's cities, with roughly 25 percent Christians, Muslims, Druze and Baha'is. The city is a magnet for tourists and the home of the country's steel industry.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vie/Hillel/Acco1.html (752 words)

	Akko (Acre)
		The ancient seaport of Akko (about a half-hour drive from Haifa) is one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities.
		Lacking in reinforcements, Napoleon decided to invade Syria, but he was stopped at Akko, where a joint force consisting of British and Turkish troops successfully held him off, forcing him to return to Egypt and ultimately to France.
		Many members of the Jewish Underground were imprisoned in the Akko citadel, and, over the course of the period of British rule, nine people were hung there.
	www.stateofisrael.com /tourism/akko (660 words)

	Akko
		In Biblical times, Akko, north of Haifa, was the major port in what is now the land of Israel.
		Akko is one of the world's oldest known seaports and is thought by archeologists to be at least 4000 years old.
		Akko was a Crusader capital in the Middle Ages.
	www.susancanthony.com /AboutIsrael/Akko.html (319 words)

	Archaeology in Israel - Acco (Acre)
		Akko does not have any of history's major events; nevertheless, historical giants such Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Francis of Assisi and Marco Polo, (who sailed on his journey to the Orient from Acco) visited this ancient sea-port city.
		On his campaign in 1799 to Egypt and Israel, with the intention to storm onwards to India, Napoleon Bonaparte laid siege to Acco.
		Acco, a quiet and friendly city stuck away in the North of Israel, is surrounded by the sea on three quarters of its sides.
	www.jewishmag.com /30mag/acco/acco.htm (1465 words)

	Akko travel guide - Wikitravel
		Akko [1], also known historically as Acre, lies on the northern edge of the Bay of Acre in northern Israel.
		Akko is a holy city in the bahai faith.
		Israel Railways, Israel's only trains operator, has over 40 daily trains to and from Akko, every 20 minutes in peak hours.
	wikitravel.org /en/Akko (230 words)

	Acre, Israel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		is in the Western Galilee district in northern Israel.
		To the Hebrews it was known as Akko, but it is mentioned only once in the Old Testament, namely Judges 1:31, as one of the places from which the Israelites did not drive out the Canaanite inhabitants.
		Akko has one of the higher proportions of non-Jews of any of Israel's cities, including roughly 45 percent Christians, Muslims, Druze and Bahá'ís.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akko (2184 words)

	Gems in Israel: Acre, Akko, or Acco?
		In 1799, In spite of a long siege, Napoleon Bonaparte was unable to conquer Akko from Al-Jazzar.
		In the 18th century, it was the principle city of northern Israel and became famous around the world due to Napoleon’s defeat.
		Gems in Israel may only be redistributed in its unedited form.
	www.gemsinisrael.com /e_article000005491.htm (652 words)

	[No title]
		On Thursday, when it became clear that Israel was at war and residents of the north were on the front lines, the mood became increasingly tense.
		Eyal explains that when northern Israel, including Akko, came under attack, directives were issued instructing all offices to close and urging citizens to stay at home in a protected place.
		The vast majority of those gathered were immigrant youth who admitted they felt torn between a desire to remain in Israel and protect their country and a desire to return to their countries of origin, where anxious relatives awaited them.
	www.jdc.org /p_is_ps_crisis_niakko.html (916 words)

	Israel: Akko (Acre) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		When the Crusaders invaded Palestine, they made Acre (under such a name Akko was known in the Middle Ages) their capital.
		But after two hundred years the Crusaders were defeated, the city was ruined, and only in the late 18th century Acre was rebuilt and became a centre of a Turkish province.
		Maybe the most attractive in the old city of Akko (Acre) are Knights' halls.
	www.maths.qmw.ac.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /~yb/israel/acre.html (361 words)

	akko - Ask.com Web Search
		Baha'ullah was imprisoned in the citadel of Akko,...
		Akko: The Maritime Capital of the Crusader Kingdom...
		The city of Acre or Akko is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, dating back to the time of the Pharaoh Thutmose III...
	search.ask.com /web?q=akko (268 words)

	Love of the Land - Akko
		Akko as a port appears in the Talmudic narrative of Nikanor's gate for the Beit Hamikdash, which was cast overboard in a storm and miraculously surfaced as the boat reached Akko (Mesechta Yoma 38a).
		This city was also designated as Eretz Yisrael's northern border regarding the laws of an agent bringing a divorce document from husband to wife (Mesechta Gittin 2a), and Tosefot suggests that one part of the city was actually outside the border.
		This Old Town of Akko, its walls a reminder of Napoleon's failed attempt to conquer the city as a stepping stone to establishing an Eastern Empire, is a popular tourist attraction.
	ohr.edu /tw/weinbach/loveland/lland074.htm (370 words)

	Crusader City, Akko
		Opposite the Ahmed el-Jazzar Mosque in Akko is the entrance to the massive complex of buildings occupied by the Knights of St John, the "Crusader city", which now lies underground.
		It was buried under a great mound of earth on which Ahmed el-Jazzar built his Citadel.
		It now runs for only 65m/70yds to the Bosta, a part of the building which was used by the Knights as a refuge and hospice for pilgrims.
	www.planetware.com /acre/akko-crusader-city-isr-nr-akcc.htm (293 words)

	Israel Relief Fund World Outreach (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Part of the calling of the Israel Relief Fund is to provide aid to poor and oppressed people throughout the world, so that Israel may extend her ancient mandate to be a light and a blessing to the nations.
		The Israel Relief Fund brings financial support to the work being done in the city of Sderot by House of David Ministries.
		The community center is an arts and drama center that is open to all who desire to participate; it creates a place of fun and imagination in a world where children are constantly overwhelmed with fear.
	www.israelrelief.org.cob-web.org:8888 /outreach.html (335 words)

	Elias Chacour, Noted Peace Activist, Named Archbishop in Israel
		Father Elias Chacour (c) is consecrated as the archbishop of Akko, Israel, in Sermon on the Mount Church in Ibillin Feb. 25.
		Father—or, in the local usage, Abuna—Elias Chacour, 65, was chosen Feb. 8 by the synod, or church decision-making body, of the Melkite Catholic Church to be archbishop of the Galilee.
		In 1951, three years after Israel was founded, young Elias, his family and all the residents of Biram—and 460 other Palestinian villages—were “temporarily” deported by the new Israeli army.
	www.wrmea.com /archives/April_2006/0604054.html (1559 words)

	Acre, Akko, Acco
		Acre (or Akko), Israel, port 10 mi (16 km) from Haifa across the Bay of Acre.
		Acre was incorporated into the empire of Alexander the Great after his conquest in 332 B.C. The Egyptian king Ptolemy II subsequently seized the city.
		It was retaken in the Third Crusade in 1191 and was the center of Christianity in the Holy Land for the next century.
	www.virtualtravels.com /israeltrip/akko01.html (198 words)

	Ancient Acco (Tel Akko) [Acre] in Israel
		The port city of Akko is located on a promontory at the northern end of Haifa Bay.
		The earliest city was founded during the Bronze Age at Tel Akko just east of the present-day city.
		Akko is mentioned in ancient written sources as an important city on the northern coast of the land of Israel.
	ancientneareast.tripod.com /Akko_Acco_Acre.html (197 words)

	Holy Oil
		When I was in Israel in November 2005 with the intercessory tour for Tents of Mercy congregations we visited many sites around the city of Akko with a young Messianic Jew who pastors a congregation there.
		Those who are actually ministering in the Akko area believe the prophecy of Moses points to the spiritual blessings of the oil of the Holy Spirit that God intends to pour out on the area where they live and work and minister.
		I am all for an oil discovery in Israel, but I am believing for and praying for an outpouring of Holy Oil on the people of the Akko area right now—that current ministry efforts would be blessed with fulfillment of this prophecy over their tribal region.
	www.israelprayer.com /articles/HolyOil.html (2517 words)

	Akko\| Israel\| Palestine\| Gifts From The Holy Land (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One of the oldest and most important coastal cities in the Holy Land, Akko is steeped in 4000 years of history.
		The governor of Akko, known as El-Jazzar, is credited with fortifying the city and preventing its takeover by Napoleon's army.
		The Holy Land is the world center of Baha'i faith, since the founder of the religion, Baha'ullah, was sent to Akko by Ottoman authorities, died in Akko in 1892 and was buried there.
	giftsfromholyland.com.cob-web.org:8888 /link.jsp?id=1553 (376 words)

	Akko — Infoplease.com
		Landmarks include an ancient citadel, walled fortifications, the al-Jazzar mosque, and several churches dating from the Crusades.
		Ptolemaïs, ancient cities, Asia and Africa - Ptolemaïs, ancient name given to several cities to honor members of the dynasty of the...
		Studies in the Archaeology of the Iron Age in Israel and Jordan.(Book Review)
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0802953.html (381 words)

	Acre, Akko, or Acco? - Travel, Hotel, Tour, - World Heritage Site, Places in Israel,
		Acre is now one of Israel's three World Heritage Sites, the Hammam has been restored and the prison is undergoing major renovations.
		Known to most by his title, the Baha' U'llah (which means Glory of God in Arabic), he spent his time in confinement writing the formal teachings of the new religon.
		The shrine where he is buried just outside of Akko is surrounded by some of the most beautiful gardens in Israel.
	www.gemsinisrael.com /index000001057.htm (749 words)

	Akko hotels \| accommodations in Akko (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Akko Hotels at Webtourist: Your partner for accommodation in Akko.
		If you know your prefered traveling dates to Akko you may enter them at anytime in our request screen on the left top.
		Akko is one of the most dramatic and captivating of Israel's cities.
	www.webtourist.net.cob-web.org:8888 /israel/akko (514 words)

	Arutz Sheva - Israel National News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Police report that a rocket scored a direct hit on a house in Carmiel in the attack.
		Two people were treated for shock in Akko.
		No one was injured in Tzfat and no damage was caused in the attack.
	www.israelnationalnews.com /news.php3?id=108400 (134 words)

	Temple Israel Trip to Israel 2007 - akko
		Temple Israel Trip to Israel 2007 - akko
		There is a pleasant feel of an Arab/Jewish city, and beautiful manhole covers.
		What stays with me is the message of pain and sadness for the death of so many of mine, from the pogrom at Worms to the hangings of Stern fighters in Akko prison.
	www.temple-israel.com /tripisrael2006/akko/akko.html (72 words)

	[No title]
		CBNNews.com – AKKO, Israel - Hezbollah rockets continue to rain down on northern Israel, leaving a lot of people without basic food and supplies.
		The sounds of war and the terror it brings to the hearts of northern Israelis is hard to imagine, unless you go there.
		Several residents of Akko have been killed, and others badly injured after Katusha rockets slammed into their neighborhoods.
	www.cbn.com /CBNnews/world/israel/060810d.aspx (451 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)