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In ancient Turkish city of Antakya, historic places of worship reduced to rubble after quake

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In the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, one of the oldest mosques in the country and the Greek Orthodox Church are reduced to rubble after the massive earthquake. Antakya, a city of around 250,000 people in south-central Turkey, was once the ancient city of Antioch and was a key staging point on the Silk Road.

Added on the 13/02/2023 08:22:28 - Copyright : AFP EN

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