Antioch (disambiguation) explained

Antioch on the Orontes (Syrian Antioch) was a Hellenistic city in the Seleucid, Roman, and Byzantine Empires, located near present-day Antakya in Turkey.

Antioch may also refer to:

Places

Asia

• Principality of Antioch, a Crusader state with its capital at Antioch on the Orontes
• Antioch, Pisidia, with a corresponding titular see.
• Antioch on the Maeander
• Antiochia ad Cragum, also known as Antiochetta, Antiochia Minor or Antiochoa Parva, in Isauria, later renamed Seleucia
• Antioch on the Cydnus, Tarsus, now in Turkey
• Antioch, Mygdonia, former name of Nisibis; in ancient Mesopotamia, now Nusaybin in Turkey
• Antiochia ad Sarum, now Adana in Turkey

United States

• Antioch, Clarke County, Alabama
• Antioch, Covington County, Alabama
• Antioch, California, the largest city with the name
• Antioch, Florida
• Antioch, Harris County, Georgia
• Antioch, Polk County, Georgia
• Antioch, Troup County, Georgia
• Antioch, Illinois
• Antioch, Clinton County, Indiana
• Antioch, Greene County, Indiana
• Antioch, Jay County, Indiana
• Antioch, Harrison County, Kentucky
• Antioch, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
• Antioch, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
• Antioch, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
• Antioch Township, Michigan
• Antioch, Missouri
• Antioch, Nebraska
• Antioch, Ohio
• Antioch, Oklahoma
• Antioch, South Carolina
• Antioch, Tennessee
• Antioch, Texas (disambiguation)
• Antioch, Virginia
• Antioch, West Virginia

Other places

• Passage of Antioch, a strait on the western coast of France
• Antioquia, a department (province) of Colombia

Education

• Antioch College, an independent college in Yellow Springs, Ohio
• Antioch University, a multi-campus university system, including
  • Antioch University Los Angeles, in Culver City, California
  • Antioch University McGregor, in Yellow Springs, Ohio

Culture

• Antioch Peverell, a character in the Harry Potter series
• "Antioch", the tune attributed to George Frederick Handel generally used for the Christmas carol "Joy to the World"
• "Antioch (Interlude)", a song by Flobots from Noenemies
• "Antioch", a character in The Rock-afire Explosion animatronic band
• Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, a holy weapon used to destroy the Rabbit of Caerbannog in the film the Monty Python and the Holy Grail

People

• Ignatius of Antioch, a first-century bishop

Transportation

• Antioch, California, United States
  • Antioch–Pittsburg station, Amtrak station
  • Antioch station (eBART), eBART station
• Antioch station (Illinois), Metra station in Antioch, Illinois, United States

See also

• Antiochia (disambiguation)