No place was worse hit than Antakya where 90% of the buildings were lost and more than 20,000 people died in the town and the ...

Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it hold up in an earthquake, or would she ...

Two years after surviving the devastating 2023 earthquake that killed her family in Antakya, Sema Genç reflects on her trauma ...

Ancient Marvels Immense (836 m2) and perfectly preserved, discovered in 2011 in Antakya, Turkey, ancient Antioch. It appeared when the underground was excavated to build the hotel and gave place ...

Left as a ghost town after the Spanish Civil War ... Historic City of Antakya, Türkiye Preservation efforts in the ancient city of Antakya are desperately needed to address devastation from ...

Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils before dawn on Thursday across southern Turkey, voicing pain and anger as they marked the moment a devastating earthquake struck two years ago. The ...

People visit the Yangliuqing ancient town in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 2, 2025. Yangliuqing ancient town is long celebrated for its woodblock new year pictures. These pictures, which usually bear ...

When viewed from above, the ancient town, covering 68 hectares, looks like a cross. Two waterways intersect at the town - the Shihe River from north to south and the Grand Canal from east to west.

An approximately 3,500-year-old settlement was discovered in Egypt in Kom el-Negus, located about 27 miles west of Alexandria ...

In recent years, Shengfang authorities have begun promoting local traditions like stilt walking to boost tourism and revive the economy, remodeling the center into an “ancient town” with ...

I've been working as a tour guide in Rome since 2008, and it only seems to be getting more crowded with tourists. Instead, go ...