Antakya: Sightseeing
Places and attractions in the Sightseeing category
Hatay Archaeology Museum
The Hatay Archaeology Museum, situated in the heart of Antakya, Turkey, is a treasure trove of ancient artifacts and a must-visit for history enthusiasts and casual tourists alike. Known for its extensive collection of Roman and Byzantine mosaics, the museum offers a...
Church of Saint Peter
Early Christian mountainside cave church The Church of Saint Peter near Antakya, Turkey, 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. This cave is one of Christianity's oldest churches.
Antiochia Lamotis
Antiochia Lamotis, Antiochia in Isauria, or Antiochia super Cragum is a Hellenistic city in ancient Cilicia, Anatolia at the mouth of Lamos river. The site is on the coast a few km southwest of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. During Roman times, it was capital of the Lamotis Region, Cilicia. The town also bore the name Lamus or Lamos.
Antakya Sport Hall
Antakya Sport Hall is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Hatay, Turkey. It belongs to Hatay Youth and Sports Directorate. The capacity of the sport hall is 2,500 spectators.
Antakya Synagogue
The Antakya Synagogue is located in Antakya, Turkey near the border with Syria. It serves the few remaining members of the once thriving, 2,300-year-old Jewish community of ancient Antioch that, by 2014, had shrunk to fewer than 20 members.
Roche-Guillaume
La Roche-Guillaume was a medieval fortress of the Knights Templar located near the Syrian Gates in what is now the Hatay Province of Turkey.
Tell Judaidah
Tell Judaidah is an archaeological site in south-eastern Turkey, in the province of Hatay. It is one of the largest excavated ancient sites in the Amuq valley, in the plain of Antioch.
Silpium
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.
Antigonia
Antigonia also transliterated as Antigonea and Antigoneia was a Hellenistic city in Seleucid Empire, Syria, on the Orontes, founded by Antigonus I Monophthalmus in 307 BC, and intended to be the capital of his empire; the site is approximately 7 km northeast of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey.
Defne
Defne is a new intracity district and second-level municipality in Hatay Province, Turkey. According to Law act no 6360, all Turkish provinces with a population more than 750,000 were declared metropolitan municipality.
Circus of Antioch
The Circus of Antioch is a hippodrome in Antioch, in present-day Turkey. Used for chariot racing, it was modelled on the Circus Maximus in Rome and other circus buildings throughout the Roman Empire.
Principality of Antioch
The Principality of Antioch was one of the crusader states created during the First Crusade which included parts of modern-day Turkey and Syria. The principality was much smaller than the County of Edessa or the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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