Akra may refer to:
Places
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Acra (fortress)
The Acra (also spelled Akra, from grc, Ἄκρα, he, חקרא ,חקרה ''Ḥaqra(h)''), with the meaning of "stronghold" (see under "Etymology"), was a place in Jerusalem thought to have had a fortified compound built by Antiochus Epiphanes ...
, 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
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Akra, Bannu
Akra (آکرہ) is an archaeological site in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It dates from the Early Historic Period.
Akra has been known to scholars, though not explored in any depth, since the middle of the last century, and untouched by ...
, an archaeological site south of Peshawar in Pakistan
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Akra, Maheshtala,
South 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas (Pron: pɔrɡɔnɔs; abbr. 24 PGS (S)), or sometimes South Twenty Four Parganas and Dakshin 24 Parganas, is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal, headquartered in Alipore. It is the largest district of West Bengal by ...
, West Bengal, India
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Akra railway station
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Akra Peninsula, a peninsula in Antarctica
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Akra Township, Pembina County, North Dakota
Akra Township is a township in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States.
History
Akra Township was organized in 1882, and was known as one of the "Icelandic Townships," due to its large population of Icelanders who had settled here. Akra take ...
, a township in North Dakota, USA
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Akra Leuke
Lucentum ( grc-gre, Λούκεντον, ''Loúkenton''), called Lucentia by Pomponius Mela, is the Roman predecessor of the city of Alicante, Spain. Particularly, it refers to the archaeological site in which the remains of this ancient settlemen ...
, ancient city founded by Greeks, modern Alicante, Spain
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Akra, Crimea, a submerged ancient Greek city in Crimea
People
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Yasser Akra
Ali Yasser Akra ( ar, علي ياسر عكرة) (born January 2, 1985 in Lattakia, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Bahrain SC
Al-Bahrain Sports Club (), otherwise simply known as Bahrain, is primarily a Bahraini football ...
(born 1985), Syrian footballer
See also
*Aakra or
Åkra (disambiguation) 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
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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, , ...
, the capital of Ghana
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Acra (disambiguation) 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 ...
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Acre (disambiguation)
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
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Akre (disambiguation) Akre is a city and district in Iraq.
Akre may also refer to:
* Akre, Israel
* Akre (surname), a surname
See also
*Aakra or Åkra (disambiguation)
* Accra, the capital of Ghana
*Acra (disambiguation)
* Acre (disambiguation)
* Akra (disambiguati ...
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Aqra (disambiguation) 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 ...
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