Ismidt (Izmit), Turkey
Izmit, Turkey - houses a harbour 87 km southeast of Istanbul. The Eastern and most senior capital city of the Roman Empire between 286-324 AD. Founded in 712 BC - scene of the 1999 Earthquake (7.4 on richter scale) which devastated the region and killed more than 19, 000 people and leaving many more homeless
Picture No
12916690
Media ID
45766673
Size
5241px x 3345px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Postcard published by Armenian Publisher Abraham G Ghedavdjian
Date
circa 1906
