Akra

Maccabæus defeated this force, drove it back to Antioch, and then marched to Jerusalem, and forced the Greek garrison to take refuge in a fortress called Akra, on Mount Zion.

The Chosen People A Compendium of Sacred and Church History for School-Children Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

There is a sizeable Kurdish minority in the province, particularly in districts such as Akra, Sinjar and Ain Sifni.

Assyrian International News Agency 2009

Ahmed al-Husseini/Associated Press People carried torches up a mountain draped with the Kurdish flag for a celebration of Nowruz in Akra, 310 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq.

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And a note, this year's CNN multi choice African journalist award ceremony will be held in Akra, Ghana on July 19th.

CNN Transcript May 9, 2008 2008

Excavations of the thirteenth-century strata at Constantinople and Akra in the Levant have revealed almost identical amphorae.

Interactive Dig Black Sea: Catalog of Artifacts 2006

Unlike some other parts of the world, there's already a peacekeeping process under way, there are discussions, negotiations going on in Akra, Ghana, next door to Liberia.

CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2003 2003

He joins us now on the phone, live in Akra, Ghana.

CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2003 2003

Jeff Koinange reporting from Akra, Ghana, appreciate it.

CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2003 2003

To Akra; a very long march; they arrive at Akra in the evening: here the water is of a most offensive smell.

Travels in Arabia 2003

But looking at it from a positive standpoint, and what the African leaders are hoping, is that this assessment team that's been in Liberia, the talks going on there in Akra (ph), Ghana, with the West Africans, will lead to a some kind of decision of American support.

CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2003 2003