Izmit - Turkey
The Harbour and Mosque at Izmit, Turkey (aka Izmid, Kocaeli, Astacus or Nicomedia) with an enclosed Palace (Imperial Kiosk) on right. Izmit 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. The city is still recovering (2008)
Picture No
10410134
Media ID
46547408
Size
4686px x 3037px
(2.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1910s
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