Antakya
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8.3
- proper noun
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Antakya
- My interviews with members of these communities indicate that Antakya Jews migrated to Europe, Israel, and North America, and urban Christians mostly to Europe, while peasants from Alawi and Christian villages became temporary labor migrants in Gulf countries.
- Antakya, Turkey
- Antioch (now Antakya)
Examples
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Tarek flew to Turkey and met his son in Antakya, on the Turkish-Syrian border.
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Private taxis carried hundreds between Antakya and Aleppo each day, and many vendors in Antakya's "Syrian bazaar" relied economically on cross-border trade with Aleppine merchants.
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Indeed, the majority of displaced Syrians in Antakya populate.
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The 2009 Syria-Turkey Visa Waiver Agreement also led to the increased presence of Syrian tourists in Antakya, which many locals considered beneficial for business until mid-summer 2011.
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Within a year of the event, Antioch (now Antakya in Turkey) became the capital of the expanded province of Syria, which included the Israelite lands of Judea and Samaria.
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Private taxis carried hundreds between Antakya and Aleppo each day, and many vendors in Antakya's "Syrian bazaar" relied economically on cross-border trade with Aleppine merchants.
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Though a doctor, he smoked heavily and said that even in Antakya he did not feel safe from Syrian government agents.
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The most devastating earthquake to hit what is today Turkey struck in 526 A.D. in southern Antakya.
Synonyms
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8.7
An ancient city in southern Turkey that is a former major trade center and early Christian base
Surface Forms
Etymology
Antakya is the modern Turkish name for the ancient city Antioch, which was named after a ruler called Antiochus. So think of Antakya as simply the Turkish form of Antioch, the same old city with a very long history.