Ottoman city Antakya







densely built antakya in 1912: traditional muslim city shows no trace of hellenistic planning. east, orchards (green) fill plain.


the city center of sanjak of antakya, part of damascus eyalet.


in 1822 (and again in 1872), antakya hit earthquake , damaged. when ottoman general ibrahim pasha established headquarters in city in 1835, had 5,000 inhabitants. supporters hoped city might develop euphrates valley railway, supposed link port of sueida (now samandağı). however, such plans doomed come naught. city suffered repeated outbreaks of cholera due inadequate infrastructure sanitation. later city developed , rapidly resumed of old importance when railway built along lower orontes valley.








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