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Acre Crusader Fortress Port

Type Object Region Levant Time 1104–1291

Acre (modern Akko, Israel) was the most important fortified port city on the Levantine coast during the Crusades, capital and logistics hub of the Ki…

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  1. 1104–1187Port of Acre · LevantAfter the Crusaders captured Acre in 1104, they built it into a coastal fortress port, raising walls, harbor breakwaters and barracks, linking Mediterranean shipping with inland supply lines and making it a key trade and military node of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
  2. 1191–1217Acre fortress port · LevantAfter the Third Crusade, Acre became the de facto capital of the Crusader states, hosting the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller and Knights Templar. The Fifth Crusade (1217–1221) used Acre as its assembly port and command base, with city defenses and port facilities further expanded to support large-scale expeditions.
  3. 1291Old city ruins of Acre · LevantIn 1291 the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Khalil captured Acre, ending the Crusaders' last Levantine stronghold and severely damaging the city. Underground Crusader tunnels, wall fragments and harbor remains are still traceable today, making it an important archaeological site for studying medieval coastal fortress cities.

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