Demirköprü, Antakya

Demirköprü
Jisr al-Hadid
Village
Demirköprü

Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 36°14′54″N 36°21′11″E / 36.24833°N 36.35306°E / 36.24833; 36.35306Coordinates: 36°14′54″N 36°21′11″E / 36.24833°N 36.35306°E / 36.24833; 36.35306
Country  Turkey
Province Hatay Province
District Antakya
Population (2012)
  Total 1,076
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Demirköprü (also known as Jisr al-Hadid) is a village in the Antakya District of Hatay Province, Turkey. The population of Demirköprü was 1,076 as of 2012.[1] The village was the birthplace of Yusuf al-Sa'dun, a commander in the Hananu Revolt.

Demirköprü is the location of the ancient settlement of Gephyra (= bridge in Greek),[2] an important station for the transport of goods from the port of Seleucia Pieria to Antioch and further east to Euphrates.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Institute
  2. Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, Map by map directory, Map 67 Antioch, p. 1031.
  3. Nigel Pollard, Soldiers, Cities, and Civilians in Roman Syria, University of Michigan Press, 2000, ISBN 0-472-11155-8, pp. 60, 185.


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