Kahramanmaraş, historically Marash and Germanicea, is a city in the Mediterranean region of Turkey and the administrative centre of Kahramanmaraş province. After 1973, Maraş was officially named Kahra
A view of the city center in 2022
A statue in Kahramanmaraş Archaeology Museum
A statue in Kahramanmaraş Archaeology Museum
Fragment of a basalt stele showing a woman and a horse rider, Probably from Kahramanmaraş. 8th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.
On 6 February 2023, two earthquakes devastated southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The first earthquake occurred at 04:17:35 TRT, measuring moment magnitude of 7.8. The epicent
Kahramanmaraş
…to commemorate the Battle of Marash. The city lies on a plain at the foot of Mount Ahır. On 6 February 2023, much of the city was destroyed in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes which had their epicentre in Pazarcık and Elbistan in Kahramanmaraş province. In the early Iron Age (late 11th century BC to ca. 711 BC), Maraş was the…
Clockwise from top: Collapsed buildings in Hatay Province; a view of the wreckage from Aleppo, Syria; Chinese Blue Sky Rescue [zh] and Iranian search and rescue teams in Adıyaman; an assistance of USAID in İncirlik Air Base; and a tent city in Kahramanmaraş
Interferogram of the Mw7.8 mainshock
Cracked land after the earthquake in Gölbaşı, Adıyaman Province
An example of soil liquefaction and a partially tilted apartment building in Gölbaşı