Åkra (other)

	Åkra (other) Åkra may refer to: Places Åkra, a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway Åkra, or Åkrahamn, a town in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland county, Norway * Åkra, Vestland, a village in Kvinnherad municipality, Vestland county, Norway Churches * Åkra Church (Rogaland), a church in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland county, Norway * Åkra Church (Vestland), a church in Kvinnherad municipality, Vestland county, Norway * Old Åkra Church, a church in Karmøy municipality, Rogaland county, Norway See also Accra, the capital of Ghana Acra (other) Acre (other) Akra (other) Akre (other) Aqra (other) Aqra, properly ʿAqra, is a diocese of the Chaldean Catholic Church Aqra may also refer to: * Jebel Aqra (properly Jebel al-ʾAqraʿ), a mountain on the Turco-Syrian coast that was a center of pagan worship for millennia * Aqrah (properly ʻAqra o ... {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åkra Åkra is a former municipality in the traditional district of Haugaland in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1892 until 1965 and it encompassed the central part of the western coast of the island of Karmøy. The administrative centre was the village of Åkrehamn. History The municipality of ''Aakra'' was established on 1 January 1892 when it was split off from the municipality of Skudenes. Initially, the new municipality had a population of 1,962. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Åkra was dissolved due to recommendations by the Schei Committee. Åkra was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Avaldsnes, Skudenes, Stangaland, and Torvastad and with the towns of Kopervik and Skudeneshavn to form the new, larger municipality of Karmøy. Before the merger Åkra had a population of 6,008. Attractions The Old Åkra Church () dates back to 1821. It was built of wood and has 320 seats. The church was restored in 1852 and 1899. Rogaland Fishery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åkra, Vestland Åkra is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the north side of the Åkrafjorden, about northeast of the village of Skånevik. The village sits in the far southeastern corner of the municipality. It sits at the end of Norwegian County Road 40, a road running from Dimmelsvik to Åkra where it ends. The village area is fairly isolated, with only one road in and out, sitting in a small valley with mountains and a fjord In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Ice ... surrounding it. Åkra Church is located in the village. References Villages in Vestland Kvinnherad {{Vestland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åkra Church (Rogaland) Åkra Church ( no, Åkra kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. It is the main church for the Åkra parish which is part of the Karmøy prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The modern-looking, white, brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1985 using designs by the architect Børge Brandsberg-Dahl. The church was built in 1985 to replace the small, aging Old Åkra Church which is located about to the northwest (on the other side of the road). The church was consecrated on 10 November 1985 by the Bishop Sigurd Lunde. The church seats about 430 people in the main sanctuary, but it can be expanded to more if needed. See also List of churches in Rogaland This list of churches in Rogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in Rogaland county, Norway. The churches are all part of the Diocese of Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Åkra Church (Vestland) Åkra Church ( no, Åkra kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åkra. It is the church for the Åkra parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1735 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 225 people. History The church in Åkra has been around since the Middle Ages. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1329, but the church was not new that year. The first church was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 13th century. The church measured approximately with a choir that measured . In 1735, the old church was torn down and a new timber-framed long church was built on the same site. In 1787, the church was described as having its interior walls decorated in rosemåling and murals depicting angels, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Old Åkra Church Old Åkra Church ( no, Åkra gamle kirke) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn located on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. It formerly was the main church for the Åkra parish which is part of the Karmøy prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1820 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 320 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1301, but the church was likely built during the 12th century. Around 1600, the old medieval stave church was heavily renovated and rebuilt. In 1674, the church was described as being dilapidated, so major repairs were again carried out. In June 1820, the old church was torn down and a new building was constructed on the same site. On 5 November 1820, the church held its first worship service, ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and the larger Greater Accra Region, , had a population of 5,455,692 inhabitants. In common usage, the name "Accra" often refers to the territory of the Accra Metropolitan District as it existed before 2008, when it covered .Sum of the land areas of Accra Metropolitan District, Ablekuma Central Municipal District, Ablekuma North Municipal District, Ablekuma West Municipal District, Ayawaso Central Municipal District, Ayawaso East Municipal District, Ayawaso North Municipal District, Ayawaso West Municipal District, Korle Klottey Municipal District, Krowor Municipal District, La Dadekotopon Municipal District, Ledzokuku Municipal District, and Okaikoi North Municipal District, as per the 2021 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acra (other) Acra or ACRA may refer to: Abbreviation (ACRA) * Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority * All-Channel Receiver Act * American Car Rental Association * American Collegiate Rowing Association * Analytical Credit Rating Agency of Russia * Arwarbukarl Cultural Resource Association * ACTRA * Australian Cultivar Registration Authority * Acriflavine resistance protein family, Acriflavine resistance protein A encode a multi-drug efflux system of bacteria Places * Acra (fortress) (2nd century BC), a Seleucid fortified compound in Jerusalem; late Second Temple residential area in Jerusalem * Ptolemaic Acra or Ptolemaic Baris (3rd century BC), a Ptolemaic citadel in Jerusalem United States * Acra, New York, a hamlet located within the town of Cairo, New York People * Reem Acra, Lebanese fashion designer See also * Aakra or Åkra (other) * Accra, the capital of Ghana * Acre (other) * Akra (other) * Akre (other) * Aqra (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Acre (other) An acre is a unit of measurement used for areas of land. Acre may also refer to: Places Acre, Israel, a port city in Israel Sanjak of Acre, a prefecture of the Ottoman Empire, located in present-day Israel Acre (state), a Brazilian state * Republic of Acre, a series of separatist governments in then Bolivia's Acre region (1899-1903) Acre River, running through Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil Acre, Lancashire, a village in Lancashire, England * The Acre, a historic property in Harrisville, New Hampshire, USA Politics ACRE, acronym for Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe, a European political party Other uses Acre (Cheshire), a historical unit of area in Cheshire, England * Acre (surname) , a class of six destroyers built for the Brazilian Navy in the early 1950s Acre (Freebase), a JavaScript application hosting environment for Freebase ACRE, acronym for Action with Communities in Rural England ACRE, acronym for the Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Akra (other) Akra may refer to: Places Acra (fortress), a Seleucid fortress in Jerusalem Akra, hamlet in Greene County (see Cairo, New York) where Jack "Legs" Diamond is rumored to have had a home Akra, Bannu, an archaeological site south of Peshawar in Pakistan Akra, Maheshtala, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India *Akra railway station Akra Peninsula, a peninsula in Antarctica Akra Township, Pembina County, North Dakota, a township in North Dakota, USA Akra Leuke, ancient city founded by Greeks, modern Alicante, Spain * Akra, Crimea, a submerged ancient Greek city in Crimea People Yasser Akra (born 1985), Syrian footballer See also Aakra or Åkra (other) Accra, the capital of Ghana Acra (other) Acre (other) Akre (other) Aqra (other) Aqra, properly ʿAqra, is a diocese of the Chaldean Catholic Church Aqra may also refer to: Jebel Aqra (properly Jebel al-ʾAqraʿ), a mountain on the Turco-Syrian coast that was a center of pag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Akre (other) Akre is a city and district in Iraq. Akre may also refer to: * Akre, Israel * Akre (surname), a surname See also Aakra or Åkra (other) Accra, the capital of Ghana Acra (other) Acre (other) Akra (other) Aqra (other) Aqra, properly ʿAqra, is a diocese of the Chaldean Catholic Church Aqra may also refer to: * Jebel Aqra (properly Jebel al-ʾAqraʿ), a mountain on the Turco-Syrian coast that was a center of pagan worship for millennia * Aqrah (properly ʻAqra o ... {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]