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🏛️ Antioch-Chalcis ad Belum

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🏛️ Antioch-Chalcis ad Belum
Roman settlement in northern Syria, modern-day Turkey


🕐 2 min read · Updated 17 Mar 2026 at 01:25
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Near Antakya, Hatay Province, southern Turkey, close to the Syrian border
  • Period: Hellenistic through Byzantine era, with significant Roman occupation
  • Status: Archaeological site with limited visible remains; access affected by regional instability
  • Climate: Mediterranean, hot and dry summers

Antioch-Chalcis ad Belum was a minor Roman settlement in the Orontes River valley of northern Syria (modern Hatay ...

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