Antioch
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Summary
Antioch is an archaeological site[1]. Antioch ranks in the top 0.061% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,970 views/month, #2 of 3,303).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antakya[3], Roman Syria[4], Coele-Syria[5], Diocese of the East[6]
- Country: Turkey[7], Roman Republic[8], Roman Empire[9], Byzantine Empire[10]
- Located in or next to body of water: Orontes River[11]
- Instance of: ancient city[12], location of discovery[13], locality[14]
- Founder: Seleucus I Nicator[15]
- Named after: Antiochus[16]
- Commons category: Antioch[17]
- Located in time zone: time in Turkey[18], UTC+03:00[19]
- Has part(s): Epiphaneia[20]
- Inception: May 1, 300 BC[21]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1268[22]
- Located in/on physical feature: Mediterranean Region[23]
- Significant event: Siege of Antioch[24], First Mesopotamian campaign of Ardashir I[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:History of Antioch[26]
- Commons gallery: Antioch[27]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[28], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[32], Pauly–Wissowa[33], Encyclopedic Lexicon[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[36], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[39], The New Student's Reference Work[40], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[41]
- Replaced by: Antakya[42]
- Capital of: Principality of Antioch[43], Hatay State[44], Seleucid Empire[45], Diocese of the East[46], Roman Syria[47], Coele-Syria[48]
- Category for people born here: Q32371550[49]
- Category for people who died here: Q32674567[50]
- Native label: Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη[51]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Antioch[52]
- Different from: Antakya[53]
- Area: 15 km²[54]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[55]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Antioch include Antioquia[56], a department of Colombia[57], in Colombia[58], founded in 1826[59]; Antioch[60], a city of California[61], in United States[62]; Weh Antioch Khosrow[63], an ancient city[64], in Sasanian Empire[65], founded in 0600[66]; and Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch[67], a fictional hand grenade[68].
Why It Matters
Antioch has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Antioch is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
Entities named for Antioch include Antioquia[56], a department of Colombia[57], in Colombia[58], founded in 1826[59]; Antioch[60], a city of California[61], in United States[62]; Weh Antioch Khosrow[63], an ancient city[64], in Sasanian Empire[65], founded in 0600[66]; and Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch[67], a fictional hand grenade[68].