Antakya

For the auncient ceety, see Antioch.

Antakya
Ceety
The Asi (Orontes) River flowin through Antakya
Antakya Location o Antakya athin Turkey.
Coordinates: 36°12′N 36°09′E
Kintra	Turkey
Region	Mediterranean
Province	Hatay
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Population 2008
• Total	213,581
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	31
Area code(s)	(0)326
Licence plate	31

Antakya (Arabic: انطاكية‎, Anṭākyä frae Syriac: ܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ, Anṭiokia; Greek: Ἀντιόχεια, Antiókheia or Antiócheia) is an seat o the Hatay Province in soothren Turkey, near the border wi Sirie, makkin it the soothmaist ceety in Turkey.

Kent as Antioch in auncient times, the ceety haes historical significance for Christianity, as it wis the place whaur the follaers o Jesus Christ wur cried Christians for the first time. The ceety an its massive waws an aa played an important role durin the Crusades.

Geography

Antakya is locatit on the banks o the Orontes River (Turkis: Asi Nehri), approximately 22 km (14 mi) inland frae the Mediterranean coast. The ceety is in a valley surroondit bi muntains, the Nur Muntains (auncient Amanos) tae the north an Munt Keldağ (Jebel Akra tae the sooth, wi the 440 m heich Munt Habib Neccar (auncient Silpius) formin its eastren limits. The muntains are a source o a green marble. Antakya is at the northren edge o the Deid Sea Rift an vulnerable tae earthquakes.

The plain o Amik tae the north-east o the ceety is fertile soil watered bi the Orontes, the Karasu an the Afrin rivers; the lake in the plain wis drained in 1980 bi a French company. At the same time channels wur built tae widen the Orontes an let it pass neatly through the ceety centre. The Orontes is joined in Antakya bi the Hacı Kürüş stream tae the north-east o the ceety near the kirk o St Peter, an the Hamşen which runs doun frae Habib-i Neccar tae the sooth-wast, unner Memekli Brig near the airmy barracks. Flora includes the bay trees an myrtle.

Climate

The ceety enjoys a Mediterranean climate wi hot an dry simmers, an mild an wet winters; housomeivver due tae its heicher altitude, Antakya haes slichtly ceuler temperaturs than the coast.

Climate data for Antakya
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average heich °F (°C)	51 (11)	57 (14)	64 (18)	71 (22)	78 (26)	82 (28)	86 (30)	87 (31)	86 (30)	80 (27)	68 (20)	55 (13)	71 (22)
Average law °F (°C)	39 (4)	41 (5)	46 (8)	51 (11)	59 (15)	68 (20)	73 (23)	75 (24)	68 (20)	57 (14)	46 (8)	41 (5)	55 (13)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	7.5 (190)	6.5 (170)	5.6 (140)	4.2 (110)	3.2 (81)	1.3 (33)	0.3 (7.6)	0.2 (5.1)	1.1 (28)	3.5 (89)	4.3 (110)	7.5 (190)	45.1 (1,150)
Source:

Twin touns

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Turkey

Antakya is twinned wi:

• Aalen, Germany (syne 1995).

References

• Glanville Downey (1963). Ancient Antioch. Princeton University Press.

Freemit airtins

• Picturs o Antakya
• Picturs o Antakya Museum

 This airticle incorporates text frae a publication nou in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "^{article name needed}". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)