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Any remains of the ancient city of Antioch are mostly buried beneath alluvial deposits from the Orontes River. The modern city of Antakya, in Hatay Province, lies in its place. Antioch was founded near the end of the fourth century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, as one of the tetrapoleis of Seleucis of Syria.
Antioch of Pisidia (also Antiochia in Phrygia), near modern Yalvaç, Isparta Province; Aydın, also known as Antiochia, Tralles or Tralleis, modern Aydın, Turkey; Alabanda or Antiochia of the Chrysaorians, Caria, modern Doğanyurt (formerly Araphisar), Aydin Province
Antakya (Turkish pronunciation: [ɑnˈtɑkjɑ]), [a] modern form of Antioch, [b] is a municipality and the capital district of Hatay Province, Turkey. [3] Its area is 703 km 2 (271 sq mi). [ 4 ] Prior to the devastating 2023 earthquakes , its population was recorded at 399,045 (2022). [ 1 ]
This is a list of the largest cities and towns in Turkey by population, which includes cities and towns that are provincial capitals or have a population of at least 7,000. The total population of Turkey is 85,279,553 [ 1 ] according to the 2023 estimate, making it the 18th most populated country in the world.
Map of the United States with Ohio highlighted. Ohio is a state located in the Midwestern United States. Cities in Ohio are municipalities whose population is no less than 5,000; smaller municipalities are called villages. Nonresident college students and incarcerated inmates do not count towards the city requirement of 5,000 residents. [1]
The Principality of Antioch (Latin: Principatus Antiochenus; Norman: Princeté de Antioch) was one of the Crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) and Syria. The principality was much smaller than the County of Edessa or the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
City Location 2500 BC 2300 BC 2000 BC 1800 BC 1600 BC 1360 BC 1200 BC Athens [46] [47] ... Antioch: Turkey 40,000 40,000 L'Aquila: Italy 40,000 Bagan: Myanmar 100,000 ...
Below is the list of ancient settlements in Turkey.There are innumerable ruins of ancient settlements spread all over the country. While some ruins date back to Neolithic times, most of them were settlements of Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Ionians, Urartians, and so on.