Akko has been founded about 4000 years ago. From XV century the town was under turkish rule. In the end of the XVIII century Bonoparte (still not Napoleon) didn/t success to catch Akko. Till now you can find his cannons catched by turkish army in the Akko fortress. From 1921 till 1948 the town was under British rule. From 1948 Akko is a bi-national town in Israel. Its population consists from Jews and Arabs.