İskenderun (Arabic: إسكندرونة), historically known as Alexandretta and Scanderoon, is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey.
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Iskenderun, formerly Alexandretta, seaport and city in southern Turkey. It was founded to commemorate Alexander the Great's victory over Darius III.
The Gulf of Alexandretta or İskenderun (Turkish: İskenderun Körfezi) is a gulf of the eastern Mediterranean or Levantine Sea. It lies beside the southern ...
The real town of Iskenderun is a historical continuation of Alexandretta (Iskender is Arabic for Alexander the Great). The name of the city has been ...
Located on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun, it lies on or near the site of Alexandria ad Issum, founded to commemorate Alexander the Great's victory ...
Aug 30, 2022 · Originally called Alexandretta, İskenderun (eess-KEHN-deh-roon, pop. 175,000), at the far end of the Turkish Mediterranean coast, was founded by ...
Feb 25, 2024 · The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.
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Alexandretta. This map is from an uncommon set of small travelers maps by Luffman that could serve as a quick reference for even the more remote parts of ...
Alexandretta is a town on the edge of the Turkish and Arab worlds and a port city of moderate importance throughout its history and thus has had a very ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Alexandretta (in Turkish, Iskenderun) is located in Turkey's Hatay province on the southeast shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun, just north of ...