Antioch (Antakya), Turkey
Antioch - Antakya (Turkish) - on the Orontes River in the far south of modern Turkey. Founded in the 4th century BC, eventually rivalling Alexandria as the greatest Near Eastern City and a cradle of Christianity throughout the centuries. On the frontline of conflict between Muslim and Christian world. In Syria at the time of this photograph
Picture No
10678690
Media ID
45524597
Size
5204px x 3329px
(3.3MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1920s
