Antakya

[ ahn-tah-kyah ]

noun

1. Turkish name of Antioch.

Antakya

/ ɑnˈtɑkjɑ /

noun

1. the Turkish name for Antioch

Example Sentences

The city center is Antakya is almost deserted.

From Seattle Times

The businessman fondly recalled his bakery and cafe in the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, where his staff made bread, cakes and cookies and locals gathered for breakfast, coffee and ice cream.

From New York Times

They claimed more than 50,000 lives with Atsu, 31, found dead under the rubble of his home in Antakya on 18 February, almost two weeks after the quakes.

From BBC

She stands at the mouth of a wood-burning oven baking flatbread on a sweltering summer day in the southern city of Antakya.

From BBC

He said there were no signs of reconstruction in Hatay, and that the emergency shelter situation in Antakya, Hatay’s most populated city, was deteriorating by the day.

From Seattle Times