Antakya, Hatay, Turkey Walking Tour 2022 | 4K

Antakya (Arabic: انطاكيّة, Anṭākye; Greek: Ἀντιόχεια, Antiohia) is the largest district and center of Hatay province in terms of population. The Asi River flows through its middle. It is one of the important holy places of Christianity.

According to historical sources, Antakya was founded around 300 BC by Seleucus Nicator, one of the commanders of Alexander the Great. According to ancient sources, Antakya was the third largest city of the Roman Empire and the fourth largest city in the world with a population of three hundred thousand. The city that his father Antiochus founded with the name 'Antiocheia' was located at the foot of the Silpius Mountain (today's Habib Neccar Mountain) and on the side of the Orontes River. A large number of Antiocheia were established in the lands that came under the rule of Acus, other than Antakya.

Before Hatay's accession to the homeland of Turkey, the Hatay State was established on September 2, 1938, which lasted for 10 months. Its territory was the area that was included as the Iskenderun Sanjak in the documents of the League of Nations (Cemiyet-i Akvam). The border line between Turkey and Hatay State was abolished with the decision taken in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 16 June 1939. On July 23, 1939, the joining of the motherland was completed with the departure of the last French troops from the barracks and the hoisting of the Turkish flag at the barracks in a ceremony attended by the French troops.

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