Iron Gate
Iron Gate is a building in Antakya, Hatay. Iron Gate is situated nearby to the fort Ruined Arch, as well as near the cave Church of Saint Peter.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Peter and Silpium.
Church of Saint Peter
Cave
The Church of Saint Peter near Antakya, is composed of a cave 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. Church of Saint Peter is situated 420 metres west of Iron Gate.
Silpium
Peak
Silpium 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.
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 1½ km southwest of Iron Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Küçükdalyan and Defne.
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.
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. Defne is situated 3½ km southwest of Iron Gate.
Narlıca
Suburb
Narlıca is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 18,445. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Narlıca is 5 kilometres north east of the city center. Narlıca is situated 3½ km northeast of Iron Gate.
Iron Gate
- Type: City walls
- Also known as: “Demir Kapı (Bab-ı Hadid)”
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Antakya, Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.20874° or 36° 12′ 32″ northLongitude
36.18286° or 36° 10′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8G8R655M+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1102905090OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=citywalls
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