Acre - Akko a city and port on the bay of Haifa. It was captured by the Arabs in 638 A.D. In 1104 it was captured by the Crusaders and in 1187 was taken by Saladin. In the 3rd Crusades it was captured again and given to the Knights Hospitalers (Knights of St. John) and for the next century it was the center of the Christian possession in the Holy Land. Acre was taken by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. In 1799 the city withstood a 61 day siege by Napoleon. In 1918 it was captured by the British troops and in 1948 Acre was captured by the Israeli forces in the Arab - Israeli war. The city is a popular tourist site and includes an ancient citadel, walled fortifications and churches dating from the Crusades.