The ancient Turkish city that ceased to exist after the earthquakes
Antakya has become a city of ghosts. A thriving modern metropolis of nearly 400,000 people and a cradle of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history...
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Antakya has become a city of ghosts. A thriving modern metropolis of nearly 400,000 people and a cradle of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history...
The two massive earthquakes on Feb. 6 spread destruction across southern Turkey, but the devastation in Antakya stands out. The once thriving modern metropolis of nearly 400,000 people - and a cradle of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman history - belongs now to the birds and earth-moving machines.