İskenderun
İskenderun is a district of Hatay.
İskenderun
İskenderun is a district of Hatay.
İskenderun (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 km2, and its population is 251,682 (2022). It is on the Mediterranean coast. The city's history dates back to the Hellenistic period. Legend says it was founded by Alexander the Great in 333 BC, but it was more likely founded by one of his successors. It subsequently fell under Seleucid rule before being conquered by the Romans. After defeating the Byzantines in the 8th century, the Abbasid Caliphate gained control of the city.
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Hatay
Hatay is a Mediterranean province of layered religions, languages and food. Antakya's mosaics, St. Pierre Church, the künefe tradition and the Orontes river give it a character found nowhere else in Türkiye.
Neighbourhoods
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