Antioch on the Orontes
Antioch on the Orontes is a ruins in Antakya, Hatay. Antioch on the Orontes is situated nearby to the battlefield Siege of Antioch, as well as near Ahmediye Mosque (Antakya).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Habib-i Nejjar Mosque and Mosque in Antakya, Hatay.
Habib-i Nejjar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: GrandEscogriffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Habib-i Nejjar Mosque is a historical mosque in Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey named after Habib the Carpenter. The mosque is to the east of Orontes River. The mosque was severely damaged by earthquakes in February 2023. Habib-i Nejjar Mosque is situated 170 metres southeast of Antioch on the Orontes.
Mosque in Antakya, Hatay
Mosque
Photo: Ahmet KAYNARPUNAR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mosque in Antakya, Hatay is situated 200 metres west of Antioch on the Orontes.
Sarımiye Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sarımiye Mosque is situated 310 metres south of Antioch on the Orontes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Defne and Küçükdalyan.
Defne
Town
Defne is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 155 km2, and its population is 165,494. The district Defne was created in 2013 from parts of the former central district of Hatay and the district of Samandağ.
Küçükdalyan
Suburb
Küçükdalyan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 10,600. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Çekmece
Suburb
Çekmece is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Defne, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 40,226. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Çekmece is situated 3 km west of Antioch on the Orontes.
Antioch on the Orontes
- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Antakya (antik kent)”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Antakya, Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.20256° or 36° 12′ 9″ northLongitude
36.1641° or 36° 9′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G8R6537+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 13313649955OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
“Antioch on the Orontes” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Siege of Antioch and Ahmediye Mosque (Antakya).
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