Demirköprü, Antakya

Demirköprü (also known as Jisr al-Hadid) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey.

[2] 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),[3] an important station for the transport of goods from the port of Seleucia Pieria to Antioch and further east to Euphrates.

[5] Nearby is Tell Tayinat which is probably Kinalua, the capital of the Neo-Hittite kingdom of Pattin.

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