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Ptolemais in Phoenicia

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Ptolemais was an ancient port city on the Canaanite coast in the region of Palestine, in the location of the present-day city of Acre, Israel. It was also called Ptolemais in Canaan (or Akko, Ake, or Akre in Canaanite Language). It was an ancient bishopric that became a double Catholic titular see. Read more on Wikipedia

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