#Antioch

• Antakieh — An archaic, historical, or Arabic-specific transliteration form (Antākiyah) used in European, cartographic, and medieval documents to designate the ancient city of Antioch (modern Antakya). This structural toponymic element identifies the settlement on the Orontes River during the rule of Islamic caliphates, the Mamluk, and Ottoman eras, serving as a philological reference point for the evolution of geographical nomenclature in the Levant.
• Antakya — A large city and the administrative capital of the Hatay Province in southern Turkey, situated in the fertile valley of the Orontes River near the Syrian border. Historically known as Antioch (founded in 300 BC by Seleucus I Nicator), the city is a highly significant multicultural center for early Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
• Antiochus — A historical name borne by several rulers of the Seleucid dynasty who governed the Seleucid Empire during the Hellenistic period, most famously Antiochus III the Great and Antiochus IV Epiphanes. In the Romanian cultural sphere, it is also a historical given name of Byzantine resonance, borne by prominent figures such as the Moldavian ruler Antioh Cantemir.
• Antioch — A famous ancient metropolis situated on the Orontes River (present-day Antakya, Turkey), founded in the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator and named in honor of his father, Antiochus. It served as the capital of the Seleucid Empire, the third-largest city in the Roman Empire, and a fundamental theological center for early Christianity, being the place where followers of the new religion were first called 'Christians'.