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Post by sevenofnine on Feb 17, 2023 15:54:13 GMT -5
This is so sad history wise In the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, the oldest church in the world and the oldest mosque in the country were reduced to rubble after two massive earthquakes hit in just 8 hours. The domes and walls of the 1st century Antioch Orthodox Church, known as Antakya Church, and the 7th century Habib-I Nejjar Mosque have almost completely collapsed. "Unfortunately our church was destroyed after the earthquake. All its walls have fallen down and it is not in the condition for prayers, " says Sertac Paul Bozkurt, a member of the board of Antioch Orthodox Church. "Sadly Antakya is in great trouble. As the community here, of course, we are deeply sad, we are in great despair. We have big losses. We lost around 30-35 people from our church community." The oldest church in the world www.euronews.com/culture/2023/02/16/religion-in-ruins-turkiyes-oldest-mosque-and-worlds-oldest-church-destroyed-by-earthquake
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