İskenderun

İskenderun (formerly Alexandretta in English) is a city and urban district in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The current mayor is Yusuf Hamit Civelek (CHP). In antiquity, the city was known as Alexandretta (in Ancient Greek, Ἀλεξανδρέττα). At its founding, it was named in honour of Alexander the Great, a name which it retained during the Roman period. The city was later renamed al-ʼIskandarūn (Arabic الإسكندرون) during the Islamic Caliphate and then to İskenderun after the Ottoman conquest. Iskenderun itself is an Arabic corruption of the word "Alexandretta", translated into Turkish. In English, the city was known as Alexandretta until its cession to Turkey during the French Mandate of Syria after the Great...