Kahramanmaraş date was blown up by the earthquake

It was a tragic and cruel scene left by Turkey's devastating earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, that historic city leveled by the devastating earthquake.

Remarkable information related to the history of that state, which was exposed to a major earthquake in 1114,

As a result of this earthquake, 40 thousand people were killed and the city was completely destroyed, and it was destroyed again in 1308 due to an earthquake that hit it at the time.

Where is Kahramanmaraş located?

The name Kahramanmaraş did not come out of nowhere. It means the heroine Maraş. Her name was Maraş, but she was given the title of heroism.

By the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 7 February 1973,

This is because of the resistance and fighting that the people of Maraşlı fought during the war against the Allied Powers after World War I.

Throughout the city's extended history, it has been called several names.

It is Markas for the Hittites (Anatolian people), and “Markaji” for the Assyrians.

While the Romans called it “Germania” and the Byzantines “Maracion” and it became called “Maraş” during the Ottoman era,

Until it ended up being called “Kahramanmaraş” during the era of the modern Turkish Republic.

City site

The area of ​​Kahramanmaraş is 14327 square kilometers, and it is 568 meters above sea level.

Its northern terrain is quite mountainous, an extension of the Taurus Mountains in the southeast and the Rift Valley regions.

The state also includes large plains, which are the plain of Jafer, Marash, Keksen, Ashai Goskun, Afshin, Albistan, Andran, Mizmeli, Narli, and Incli.

The population of Kahramanmaraş according to the 2009 census is 1.1 million.

606 thousand of them live in urban areas and 961 thousand in regions and villages, which means that the percentage of the urban population is 58%, and the percentage of those who live in villages is 42%.

The number of cities in Kahramanmaraş is 10, the number of municipalities is 64, and the number of villages is 476.

The history of the city and its surroundings dates back to pre-Christian times, and is estimated to be between 14 and 16 thousand years old.

With the collapse of the Hittite Empire, late Hittite kingdoms were formed, including the Gorgom Kingdom.

During that period, the region was called “Marcas” between 1200 BC and 700 BC, and the city represented the center and capital of the kingdom.

After that, it was subject to the rule of the Kingdom of Assyria and its name was changed to “Markji” between the years 720 BC and 612 BC,

And it became an important commercial center for the Assyrians, as it is located on the trade route linking Anatolia with Mesopotamia.

The Medes seized the entire kingdom of Assyria, and since 612 BC they were able to impose their control over the region of Marash, which remained subject to them until 550 BC, when the Persian Empire expanded in Anatolia,

And occupied the city, which was then within the territory of Cappadocia, and continued under its control for 300 years.

During the conquest of the East by Alexander the Great, the Macedonians entered the city in 333 BC, and it became one of the prominent centers of their state.

But when the Kingdom of Cappadocia became independent from Macedonian rule, Maraş resigned with it, considering it within its borders.

A history full of wars

Since the middle of the first century AD, the Roman Empire began to control the city, and it became known as “Germincia” in honor of Emperor Gaius Caesar. GermanicoThe region was a strategic center in that era.

Recent discoveries in the state indicate that human settlement began in the region since the Paleolithic era.

The Hittite civilization was the first ancient civilization to settle in the region between 2000 BC and 1200 BC.

It was inaugurated by Khaled bin Al-Waleed

Commander Khaled bin Al-Walid conquered the city in 637, and it became a base for the Islamic army, and the dominance was until the tenth century AD

The majority of the Muslims, despite the continuing violent conflict with the Byzantines, during which the city was exposed to many

Byzantine attacks, arson, looting, vandalism and population displacement.

The city flourished since the beginning of the Islamic era. Caliph Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan ordered it to be rebuilt.

The Muslims also rebuilt it after the devastating foreign military campaigns.

During the reign of Caliph Al-Walid bin Abdul-Malik, his son Al-Abbas supervised the restoration and fortification of the city and the construction of a large mosque in it.

This restored its vitality and increased its population.

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After the destruction of the city and the displacement of its inhabitants at the hands of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine V in 747 AD, Caliph Marwan bin Muhammad reopened it and rebuilt it. The city also witnessed fortification and restoration campaigns in the Abbasid era.

In 1086 AD the region was subjected to the Seljuk state, but the conflict between the Seljuks, the Byzantines and the Crusaders

The Danishmends continued until the end of the 12th century, and the region was constantly being seized by one of the conflicting parties.

In the year 1097, the Crusader army entered the city of Marash and used it as a base from which to launch its military operations.

And keep the Armenian governor over the city.

After the withdrawal of the Byzantines in 1149 AD, the city was ruled by many powers, such as the Seljuk emirates

Which was formed after the collapse of the great Seljuk state, as well as some of the Armenian, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Mongolian emirates,

The region went through an unstable period filled with conflict.

After that, the city entered under the rule of the Emirate of “Dhul Qadir Oglu” in 1339 AD, which was one of the powerful emirates in Anatolia, and at this stage the city gained social, artistic and urban importance in addition to political dominance.

In the year 1522 AD, Sultan Yavuz Selim annexed the city to the Ottoman Empire, and it became an independent state belonging to the Ottomans, and it was one of the important centers in the state. .

English occupation of the state

The British occupied the city on February 22, 1919 AD, but soon withdrew from the southern part of Anatolia.

Including the city of Marash opposite the city of Mosul, according to an agreement concluded with the French.

On October 30 of the same year, the French forces entered Marash, so the people organized an armed resistance against the invading forces and the Armenians collaborating with them, and after a valiant resistance the French retreated and had to evacuate the city, and Marash gained its independence on February 12, 1920, and it was the first city to be liberated from colonization.

Because of this honorable position of the city in the war of liberation, the Turkish Grand National Assembly awarded it the “Medal of Independence” on April 5, 1925, and its name was changed to “Kahramanmaraş,” meaning “Marash the Heroine,” on February 7, 1973.

historical places in the state

Kahramanmaraş contains many historical and archaeological places, most notably the Kahramanmaraş Museum, Karahuik, Yasa Tumulus (Taner Village), the topography of Kishnel Village, the ruins of Pazarcic (Toronglu Village), and the ruins of Ovaşklen Village.

It includes a number of castles, most notably Kahramanmaraş Castle, Harman Castle, Mariamchel Castle (Jabin), Azgit Castle (Yenikoy), Babkli Castle, Hastern Castle, Anagic Castle, and Keys Castle.

It also includes a number of mosques, such as the Haznadral (Doraql) Mosque, Hatun, Hemet Baba's Tomb, the Cave Compound, and the Aklim Hatun Mosque.