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Acra
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ACRA acra acra-
English
+ (fortress)
Alternative forms
en Akra
Proper noun
en historical
A location in Jerusalem thought to have contained a fortified compound built by Antiochus Epiphanes, ruler of the Seleucid Empire, following his sack of the city in 168 BCE.
A city quarter probably associated with the by-then destroyed fortress.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
pt akɾɐ 2
pt A cra
Proper noun
pt Accra
Spanish
es:
thumb|centro de Acra
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es capital c/Ghana Accra
Related terms
es acrense