Harbiye, Defne

Coordinates: 36°08′42″N 36°08′28″E / 36.14500°N 36.14111°E / 36.14500; 36.14111
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Harbiye
Neighbourhood
Harbiye is located in Turkey
Harbiye
Harbiye
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°08′42″N 36°08′28″E / 36.14500°N 36.14111°E / 36.14500; 36.14111
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHatay
DistrictDefne
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2022)
27,057
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0326

Harbiye (Ancient Greek: Dàphne, Δάφνη; in Arabic دفنه or Harbiyat, حربيات) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Defne, Hatay Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 27,057 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3][4] Also in 2013, it passed from the former central district of Hatay to the new district of Defne.[3]

Geography

Midtown Harbiye is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of

Asi
(formerly known as Orontes) with an average altitude of 240 metres (790 ft).

History

Dàphne (Δάφνη in Greek) was a resort port-town during Seleucid Empire, famous for waterfalls, daphne laurels, and residence buildings. However, it was also famous for earthquakes; many ancients buildings were demolished during big earthquakes.[5] Under the Roman Empire, aqueducts were built to connect the local springs to the city of Antioch and there were several villas in Daphne.[6][7]

Following the First Jewish–Roman War, Vespasian, the Roman emperor, constructed a theater on the former synagogue site in Daphne, further aggravating the situation with an inscription boasting that it was funded with Jewish spoils.[8]

For many centuries, many monastic communities from different ethnicities settled in the region around Antioch[9] as for instance in Daphne. The Kastana monastery, dedicated to the Theotokos, was close to the Kastalia springs in Daphne.[10] Ephrem Mtsire, a famous 11th century Georgian monk, theologian and translator of patristic literature, was hegumen of this monastery.

Economy

Harbiye's main economic activity is domestic tourism: hotels, restaurants, souvenir shops etc. The town is proud of the Daphne mythology.[11] There is also a minor silk industry. Many Harbiye residents commute to work in Antakya.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. TÜİK
    . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
  5. ^ "A page from the mayor of Antakya {{in lang|tr}}". Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
  6. ^ Dindorf, L.A. (1831). "Ioannes Malalas Chronographia". Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae. 32.
  7. ^ Piperno, Roberto. "En Route to Antioch". Rome in the Footsteps of an XVIIIth Century Traveller. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. ^ H. H. Ben-Sasson (1976), A history of the Jewish people, Harvard University Press, p. 319
  9. ISBN 9781108915922
    .
  10. ^ "The Antiochian" (PDF). A Center for Antiochian Orthodox Christian Studies and Research. 4. 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  11. ^ Antakya TV page (in Turkish)
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