Ancient Antioch Survived Many Disasters in Its 2,400 Years—Then Turkey's Earthquake Obliterated It.

EARTHQUAKES; NATURAL disasters; DISASTERS; BYZANTINE Empire; SYRIAN Civil War, 2011-; ANTIQUE dealers

Ancient Antioch Survived Many Disasters in Its 2,400 Years - Then Turkey's Earthquake Obliterated It Antakya and the surrounding province of Hatay suffered some of the worst destruction of the double earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, killing more than 51,000 people and leaving countless others still missing. Keywords: leder; wsjworld; photo-commission; Political/General News; Society/Community; Disasters/Accidents; Geological Disasters; Islam; Natural Disasters/Catastrophes; Religion EN leder wsjworld photo-commission Political/General News Society/Community Disasters/Accidents Geological Disasters Islam Natural Disasters/Catastrophes Religion N.PAG N.PAG 1 03/08/23 20230304 NES 230304 Now known as Antakya, the former Roman metropolis has lost priceless landmarks of its Christian and Muslim heritage; "that holy place cannot be rebuilt" ANTAKYA, Turkey - Once the third-largest city in the Roman empire, Antakya has withstood the rise and fall of civilizations for 2,400 years, building back after wars, sieges and plagues. Mr. Naseh, the archaeologist, said his family, a clan of Christian stonemasons, left Syria in 1877 after an earthquake and settled in a house in Antakya with grape vines climbing the walls. [Extracted from the article]

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