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A major earthquake hits Syria, badly damaging towns such as Hama and Shaizar and structures such as the Krak des Chevaliers and the cathedral of St. Peter in Antioch.
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1170 Syria earthquake
Extreme level earthquake in Syria
One of the largest earthquakes to hit Syria occurred early in the morning of 29 June 1170. It formed part of a sequence of large earthquakes that propagated southwards along the Dead Sea Transform, starting with the 1138 Aleppo earthquake, continuing with the 1157 Hama, 1170 and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hama
City in Hama Governorate, Syria
Hama is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located 213 kilometres (132 mi) north of Damascus and 46 km (29 mi) north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 996,000, Hama is one of the four largest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Shaizar
Village in Hama, Syria
Shaizar or Shayzar is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama. Nearby localities include, Mahardah, Tremseh, Kafr Hud, Khunayzir and Halfaya. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Shaizar had a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Krak des Chevaliers
Crusader castle near Homs, Syria
Krak des Chevaliers is a medieval castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by Kurdish troops garrisoned there by the Mirdasids. In 1142 it was given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Church of Cassian
Former Cathedral of Antioch, also known as St. Peter
The Church of Cassian, also called the Church of St. Peter, was the Cathedral church of Patriarch of Antioch during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. The church is not to be mistaken with the cave church called St. Peter.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Antioch
Hellenistic city, modern Antakya, Turkey
Antioch on the Orontes was a Hellenistic Greek city founded by Seleucus I Nicator in 300 BC. One of the most important Greek cities of the Hellenistic period, it served as the capital of the Seleucid Empire and later as regional capital to both the Roman and Byzantine Empire.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 29
Day of the year
June 29 is the 180th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 185 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)