Mediterranean Turkey
Hatay
Antakya

Church of Saint Peter

The Church of Saint Peter near , is composed of a carved into the mountainside on Mount Starius with a depth of 13 m, a width of 9.5 m and a height of 7 m.
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: church near Antakya (Antioch), Turkey
  • Also known as: “Senpiyer”, “St.Pierre Church”, and “St.Pierre Kilisesi”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hatay Archaeology Museum and Silpium.

Museum
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is the archaeology museum of , . It is known for its extensive collection of Roman and Byzantine Era mosaics. is situated 1½ km north of Church of Saint Peter.

Peak
is the ancient mountain above Antioch on the Orontes where Io, the daughter of Inachus, dies of grief in the version of the Greek myth preserved by the Syrian historian Ioannis Malalas. In modern Turkish, it is called Habib-i Neccar Dağı.

Mosque
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is a historical mosque in Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey named after Habib the Carpenter. The mosque is to the east of . The mosque was severely damaged by earthquakes in February 2023. is situated 1½ km southwest of Church of Saint Peter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Küçükdalyan and Defne.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 10,600. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 155 km2, and its population is 165,494. The district was created in 2013 from parts of the former central district of Hatay and the district of . is situated 3 km southwest of Church of Saint Peter.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 18,445. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. is 5 kilometres north east of the city center. is situated 4 km northeast of Church of Saint Peter.

Church of Saint Peter

Latitude
36.20938° or 36° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
36.17824° or 36° 10′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G8R655H+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 364696567
Open­Street­Map feature
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historic=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q516472
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Church of Saint Peter” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة القديس بطرس”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Պետրոս եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Petr kilsəsi”
  • Basque: “San Petri eliza (Antakya)”
  • Basque: “San Petri eliza”
  • Catalan: “gruta de Sant Pere”
  • Chinese: “聖彼得教堂”
  • Czech: “kostel sv. Petra”
  • Danish: “Sankt Peters Kirke”
  • Dutch: “Grot van Sint Petrus”
  • Dutch: “Grot van Sint-Petrus”
  • French: “église Saint-Pierre d’Antioche”
  • French: “Église Saint-Pierre d’Antioche”
  • French: “Église Saint-Pierre”
  • Galician: “Espenuca de San Pedro”
  • German: “St.-Petrus-Grotte”
  • Greek: “Ναός Αγίου Πέτρου Αντιόχειας”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית פטרוס הקדוש”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית פיטר הקדוש”
  • Hindi: “सेंट पीटर का चर्च”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Pietro”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Pietro”
  • Japanese: “聖ペテロ教会”
  • Persian: “کلیسای سینت پیتر”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Piotra w Antiochii”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Sf. Petru”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Петра”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Petra (Antakya)”
  • Slovak: “Kostol svätého Petra”
  • Spanish: “Gruta de San Pedro”
  • Tatar: “Изге Питер чиркәве”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Petrus Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Saint Pierre Kilisesi Anıt Müzesi”
  • Turkish: “Saint Pierre Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “церква Святого Петра”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква святого Петра”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Святого Петра”

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