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2 giorni fa · May 26, 2024. Perched on the northern coast of Israel, the ancient city of Acre (Akko) stands as a living testament to the ebb and flow of civilizations that have shaped the Levant over the millennia. With a history stretching back to the Early Bronze Age, around 3000 BCE, Acre has been a coveted prize for countless empires and kingdoms, each ...
5 giorni fa · The Templars were forced to relocate their headquarters to other cities in the north, such as the seaport of Acre, which they held for the next century. It was lost in 1291, followed by their last mainland strongholds, Tortosa (Tartus in present-day Syria) and Atlit (in present-day Israel).
2 giorni fa · Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub [a] ( c. 1137 – 4 March 1193), commonly known as Saladin, [b] was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family, he was the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An important figure of the Third Crusade, he spearheaded the Muslim military effort against the Crusader states in the Levant.
1 giorno fa · Palestine [i] is a geographical region in West Asia. It is usually considered to include modern-day Israel and the State of Palestine, though some definitions also include parts of northwestern Jordan. Other historical names for the region include Canaan, the Promised Land, the Land of Israel, or the Holy Land .
14 ore fa · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 27, 2024 • Article History. Arabic: Qiṭāʿ Ghazzah. Hebrew: Reẓuʿat ʿAzza. Population: (2024 est.) 2,229,000. Official Name (S): Gaza Strip; Qiṭāʿ Ghazzah (Arabic); Reẓuʿat ʿAzza (Hebrew) Total Area (Sq Km): 365. Total Area (Sq Mi): 141. Recent News. May 27, 2024, 10:50 AM ET (AP)
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1 giorno fa · A West Bank village feels helpless after Israeli settlers attack with fire and bullets. West Bank, area of the former British-mandated (1920–47) territory of Palestine west of the Jordan River, claimed from 1949 to 1988 as part of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan but occupied from 1967 by Israel.
3 giorni fa · Napoleon was born on Corsica shortly after the island’s cession to France by the Genoese. He was the fourth, and second surviving, child of Carlo Buonaparte, a lawyer, and his wife, Letizia Ramolino. His father’s family, of ancient Tuscan nobility, had emigrated to Corsica in the 16th century. Carlo Buonaparte had married the beautiful and ...
