Turkey, Izmit
The Arsenal and Harbour Anchorage at Izmit, Turkey (aka Izmid, Kocaeli, Astacus or Nicomedia). 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
10270864
Media ID
46558016
Size
4673px x 3018px
(3.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed colourised postcard
Date
late 1910s / early 1920s
