Gaziantep.

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Great calamity Turkey. Earthquakes of powerful magnitude causing massive damage and death.

As for the military dimension to the disaster.

"Gaziantep Castle collapses after magnitude 7.7 quake hit Türkiye"

BY "DAILY SABAH"  ISTANBUL FEB 06, 2023 - EDITED BY BUSE KESKIN. All thanks to "Daily" including the video.

"Gaziantep Castle (Turkish: Gaziantep Kalesi) is a castle on top of a mound in the center of Gaziantep, Turkey. First used as an observation point during the Hittite Empire, it was expanded into a castle during the Roman Empire. The castle was severely damaged by the earthquakes in February 2023."

"The hilltop was first used as an observation point by the Hittite Empire. It was later expanded into a main castle by the Roman Empire in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. It underwent further expansion and renovation under Emperor Justinian I between AD 527 and 565. The circumference of the round shaped castle is 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). The walls are built of stone and the castle has 12 bastions."

"The castle has been renovated numerous times. It saw changes made during the reign of the Ayyubids in the 12th and 13th centuries, as well as the Ottoman Empire, and played an important role during the War of Independence of the early 20th century."

"Video showing damage to the castle and the nearby Şirvani Mosque on the day of the 2023 earthquake"

"On 6 February 2023, the castle was severely damaged by two consecutive earthquakes. Some of the eastern and southern bastions collapsed, and iron railings and walls around the castle were seriously damaged."

Comments:

* Used since the time of the Hittites. That is around 1500 B.C.E.

* Architects and master builders of yore knowing full well the commonplace occurrence of earthquakes in the area were accustomed to waiting as long as two years after a foundation having been laid down before commencing construction of any sort of further massive structure.

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