İskenderun - Wikipedia
WEBİskenderun (Arabic: إسكندرونة), historically known as Alexandretta (Greek: Αλεξανδρέττα, lit. ' little Alexandria ') and Scanderoon, is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 247 km 2, and its population is 251,682 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coast. Located on an alluvial plain, the city was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in ...
Iskenderun | Turkey, Map, & History | Britannica
WEBİskenderun, seaport and chief city of İskenderun ilçe (district), Hatay il (province), southern Turkey. 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 over Darius III at Issus (333 bce ). İskenderun, Turkey.
Gulf of Alexandretta - Wikipedia
WEBGulf of Alexandretta. Coordinates: 36°45′N 36°00′E. Gulf of Alexandretta ( İskenderun) in Hatay Province, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, near the border with Syria. The Gulf of Alexandretta or İskenderun ( Turkish: İskenderun Körfezi) is a gulf of the eastern Mediterranean or Levantine Sea. It lies beside the southern Turkish ...
Iskenderun Map - Hatay, Turkey - Mapcarta
WEBİskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, is a city in Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey. Iskenderun has about 247,000 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
Alexandretta | Encyclopedia.com
WEBJun 11, 2018 · ALEXANDRETTA. Mediterranean port city in Turkey, founded by Alexander the Great, 333 B.C.E.. Alexandretta (in Turkish, Iskenderun) is located in Turkey's Hatay province on the southeast shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun, just north of Syria.The ancient port city, noted for its fine harbor, was founded by Alexander the Great c. 333 b.c.e. It …
Gulf of Iskenderun Map - Turkey - Mapcarta
WEBGulf of Iskenderun. The Gulf of Alexandretta or İskenderun is a gulf of the eastern Mediterranean or Levantine Sea. It lies beside the southern Turkish provinces of Adana and Hatay. Photo: NASA, Public domain. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive. Please support Ukraine, because Ukraine defends a peaceful, free and ...
Sanjak of Alexandretta - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sanjak of Alexandretta (Arabic: لواء الإسكندرونة, romanized: Liwa' Al-Iskandarūna; Turkish: İskenderun Sancağı; French: Sandjak d'Alexandrette) was a sanjak of the Mandate of Syria composed of two qadaas of the former Aleppo Vilayet (Alexandretta and Antioch, now İskenderun and Antakya).It became autonomous under Article 7 of the 1921 Treaty …
Iskenderun (Alexandretta), Turkey
WEBAug 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 Alexander the Great (Büyük İskender in Turkish) as a port.. It's still an important port today ().But unless you're passing through by ship, there's little to detain you, although the Sokollu Mehmet …
Iskenderun | Encyclopedia.com
WEBIskenderun (Ĭskĕn´dĕrōōn´), formerly Alexandretta (ăl´Ĭgzăndrĕt´ə), city (1990 pop. 156,198), S Turkey, on the Gulf of Alexandretta, an inlet of the Mediterranean Sea. The principal Turkish port on the Mediterranean, it has a large steel plant and is the terminus for an oil pipeline. Source for information on Iskenderun: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th …
Battle of Alexandretta | Map and Timeline
WEBSep 2, 2022 · The Battle of Alexandretta was the first clash between the forces of the Byzantine Empire and the . History Maps. Byzantine Empire Macedonian dynasty ©Image Attribution forthcoming. Image belongs to the respective owner(s). 971 Apr 1. Battle of Alexandretta İskenderun, Hatay, Turkey ...
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