Cities

İskenderun

Western Asia

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Geography Atlas. "İskenderun." Accessed September 6, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/iskenderun.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). İskenderun. Retrieved September 6, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/iskenderun

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-skenderun,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {İskenderun},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/iskenderun},
  note = {Accessed September 6, 2026}
}

Iskenderun, historically known as Alexandretta and Scanderoon, is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast, with an area of 247 square kilometers and a population of 251,682 as of 2022. Located on an alluvial plain, the city was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks, floods and fires.

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