The city of Antakya was at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. But after the massive earthquake, many of its historic sites now lie in ruins. These photos show the extent of the damage.
The mosque that Turkey claims is the oldest in the Anatolia region has caved in. Habib-i Najjar Mosque was built as a church in 638 CE and converted back and forth over the centuries from a church to a mosque. It was destroyed in an 1853 earthquake and rebuilt during the Ottoman period, but its 17th century minaret remained. After this month's earthquake, the minaret and the mosque's domed roof are gone.
The Sermaye Mosque, built in the early 1700s, was unique in mosque architecture for its entrance built through the minaret. Now the minaret is a stump. Other mosques in Antakya are complete piles of rubble, like the Ottoman-era New Mosque, known as Yeni Camii. A man shovels trash into a fire on the street in front of where the minaret of Sermaye Mosque stood before the earthquake caused it to fall.A man shovels trash into a fire on the street in front of where the minaret of Sermaye Mosque stood before the earthquake caused it to fall.The Ulu Mosque, built in the 18th century, used to broadcast the call to prayer five times a day in the center of the city. Now it is completely gone.
The Orthodox Church in Antakya, the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox patriarchate until the 14th century, was decimated in the quake — its façade now a jumble of iron and cement debris.Claire Harbage/NPR
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