Antakya

Worth seeing in and around Antakya

9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Church of Saint Peter

   The Church of Saint Peter (also known as St. Peter's Cave Church and Cave-Church of St.

   1.7 km · church near Antakya (Antioch), Turkey · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hatay Archaeology Museum

   The Hatay Archaeology Museum is the archaeology museum of Antakya, Turkey. It is known for its extensive collection of Roman and Byzantine Era mosaics.

   100 m · Archaeology museum in Antakya, Turkey · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Habib'i Neccar Mosque

   Habib-i Nejjar Mosque is a historic mosque in Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey named after Habib the Carpenter. The mosque is to the east of Orontes River.

   500 m · historical mosque in Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Silpium

   Silpium is the ancient mountain above Antioch on the Orontes where Io, the daughter of Inachus, dies of grief in the version of the Greek myth preserved by the Syrian historian Ioannis Malalas. In modern Turkish, it is called Habib-i Neccar Dağı.

   1.6 km · ancient mountain above Syrian Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Iron Gate

   The Iron Gate is a sixth-century dam which is located in the mountains to the east of Antakya in Turkey. It is one of the earliest known arch dams and is now the oldest to survive.

   2.1 km · dam in Antakya, Turkey · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hatay State Assembly Building

   The Hatay State National Assembly Building was a historical building in Turkey designed by the French architect Leon Benju and used by the National Assembly of the State of Hatay in its early years. Located in Cumhuriyet Square in the center of Antakya, the building was destroyed during the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake.

   100 m · destroyed building in Antakya, Turkey · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St. Paul Orthodox Church

   St. Paul's Church is a historic Greek Orthodox church in Antakya, Turkey.

   300 m · destroyed church in Antakya, Turkey · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Antakya Synagogue

   The Antakya Synagogue is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 56 Kurtuluş Caddesi, in Antakya, in the Hatay Province of Turkey, near the border with Syria. Built in 1890, the synagogue was used as a place of worship until it was severely damaged in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.

   400 m · synagogue in Antakya, Turkey · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Rönesans Rezidans

   Rönesans Rezidans was a residential building in Ekinci, Antakya. It was the first luxury apartment in Hatay Province.

   3.2 km · residential building in Antakya, Turkey, destroyed during the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Cumhuriyet Meydanı

   Republic Square, is the roundabout at the centre of town.

2. 02
   Habib-i Nejjar Mosque

   This mosque was rebuilt after it was wrecked by earthquakes in 1853 and again in 2023, so what you see now is a squeaky-clean version of 2026.

3. 03
   Necmi Asfuroğlu Archaeological Museum

   They were preparing to build a hotel in 2009 when they found remains of ancient Antioch, so they mounted the hotel on steel pillars and created a museum below.

4. 04
   Church of Saint Peter

   One of the oldest churches of Christianity, where St Peter preached, though its earliest structures are from 4th or 5th century.

5. 05
   Demir Kapı or Bab-ı Hadid

   Iron Gate, is the ruins of a dam built 555 AD to control flash-flooding from the stream in the ravine.

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Things to do

Football: Hatayspor were relegated in 2025 and again in 2026, so they now play soccer in TFF 2. Lig the third tier. Their New Hatay Stadium was badly damaged by the earthquake so for the time being they play at Fuat Tosyalı Stadium in İskenderun. Beach: Samandağ beach (27 km west) is 14 km long. Few facilities are open.

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Where to eat

Hatay has the usual Turkish staple foods but also Arab-influenced cuisine. So you'll find humus and tahini here, and künefe a shredded pastry with cheese melted within. City centre restaurants in business in 2026 include Serenat at Gazipaşa Cd 62, Antik Han Plaza at Uzun Çarşı Cd 182, Gariban Kebap at Küçük Sanayi Cd 14, Ahmet Usta'nin Yeri on Abdurrahman Melek Cd, and Pöç Kasap at İzzet Güçlü Cd 28/4.

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Getting to Antakya

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Aleppo (ALP), 96 km · Çukurova (COV), 124 km · Gaziantep Oğuzeli (GZT), 144 km

• Tarsus → Antakya

  138 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · ₺425–570
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  145 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · ₺345–465
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  258 km · quickest by road, 5h 15m · ₺560–750
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