11/06/2018 · 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 remained relatively small …

İskenderun (Alexandretta), Turkey İskenderun’s 15 minutes of fame came with its cameo appearance in the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , but in fact this is quite a historic port. Originally called Alexandretta , İskenderun (eess-KEHN-deh-roon, pop. 175,000), at the far end of the Turkish Mediterranean coast , was founded by ...

Alexandretta. Alexandretta (mod. Iskenderun, Turkey) was a minor port in Syria. Tancred, nephew of Bohemund of Taranto, captured the town with the aid of the ships of Guiynemer of Boulogne in 1097. By 1099, however, a Byzantine garrison had seized the town, basing its authority on Byzantine control of the area in the tenth and eleventh centuries.

Alexandretta. The Turkish inhabitants of this district shall enjoy every facility for their cultural development. The Turkish language shall have official recognition. In defining the frontiers of Turkey, Article 3 of the Treaty of Lausanne confirmed the Turco-Syrian frontier in Article 8 of the 'Franklin-Bouillon