Acre (/ˈɑːkər/ or /ˈeɪkər/), known to locals as Akko (Hebrew: עַכּוֹ, ʻAkkō)
Romans, Crusaders, Arabic.
This sits in a natural harbour at the extremity of Haifa Bay on the coast of the Mediterranean's Levantine Sea
The first settlement was during the Early Bronze Age.
It has been continuously inhabited and is among the oldest continuously-inhabited settlements on Earth.
Acre was an important city during the Crusades, and was the site of several battles. It was the last city held by the Crusaders in the Levant before it was captured in 1291.
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