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Also known as Antioch of Syria, Syrian Antioch, Antioch on the Orontes, Antioch near Daphne, Antiokheia, Antiochia

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Antioch was an ancient city in northern Syria (now Turkey) founded in 300 BC that became one of the most important centers of the eastern Mediterranean world. It served as the capital of the Seleucid Empire and remained a major city under Roman and Byzantine rule, and later became the center of a Crusader principality.

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Ancient site.name: Antioch on the Orontes
Ancient site.image: Antiochia su Oronte.PNG
Ancient site.caption: Map of Antioch in Ancient and early Medieval times under Roman rule
Ancient site.map_type: Turkey
Ancient site.map_size: 270
Ancient site.location: Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.builder: Seleucus I Nicator
Ancient site.built: 300 BC
Ancient site.abandoned: Insignificant by the end of the 15th century
Ancient site.epochs: Hellenistic to medieval
Ancient site.cultures: Greek, Hellenistic, Roman, Armenian, Syriac, Arab, Byzantine, Outremer, Turkish
Ancient site.event: Roman–Persian Wars, First Crusade
Ancient site.excavations: 1932–1939
Ancient site.condition: Mostly buried

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Instance of: locality
Named after: Antiochus
Country: Byzantine Empire
Located in: Diocese of the East
Area: 15
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Orontes River
Capital of: Coele-Syria
Founded by: Seleucus I Nicator
Image: Antiochia su Oronte.PNG
Significant event: First Mesopotamian campaign of Ardashir I

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category for people born here: Q32371550
category of associated people: Category:People from Antioch
native label: Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη
inception: 0300-05-01
topic's main category: Category:History of Antioch
Commons category: Antioch
Commons gallery: Antioch
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1268-00-00
different from: Antakya
replaced by: Antakya
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P8168: Q540178
P12749: Ludwig von Welden
located in/on physical feature: Mediterranean Region

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