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Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch

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The 7.8 magnitude quake that devastated southern Turkey and northwestern Syria on February 6 last year. The quake killed more than 53,000 people in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. It also ravaged the rich cultural and religious heritage of Antakya, which was once called Antioch and founded in 300 BC.

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch

ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) - The Antioch Greek Orthodox Church brought Christians together in Turkey's Antakya for centuries until last year, when an earthquake killed dozens of them and sent hundreds more fleeing. Read full story

3 months ago·Malaysia

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The Straits Times

Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch

ANTAKYA, Turkey - The Antioch Greek Orthodox Church brought Christians together in Turkey's Antakya for centuries until last year, when an earthquake killed dozens of them and sent hundreds more fleeing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

3 months ago·Singapore

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Disappearance of a community: Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch

The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch brought Christians together in Antakya, Turkey, for centuries, until last year, when an earthquake killed dozens of them and put hundreds more to flight. Although it is now in ruins, many are praying that it will bring them back again, according to AFP.

3 months ago·Romania

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Kathimerini English Edition

Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch

The Antioch Greek Orthodox Church brought Christians together in Turkey’s Antakya for centuries until last year, when an earthquake killed dozens of them and sent hundreds more fleeing.

3 months ago·Athens, Greece

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