2) Iskenderun. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Turkey on an inlet of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Founded by Alexander the Great to celebrate his victory over the Persians in 333 b.c., it is Turkey's chief port...

3) Alexandretta. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Alexandretta, Turkey: see Iskenderun....

4) Alexandretta. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...See Iskenderun....

5) Issus. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...An ancient town of southeast Asia Minor near modern-day Iskenderun, Turkey. Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia here in 333 b.c....

6) Issus. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...in Turkey, 5 mi (8 km) NW of Dortyol. Located near the head of a gulf (the modern Gulf of Iskenderun), Issus was on a narrow strip of land backed by high mountains....

7) Hatay. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...sq km), S Turkey, including the cities of Antioch (now Antakya) and Alexandretta (now Iskenderun). Iron is mined and Hatay is a transportation link with Syria and...

8) Digby, Sir Kenelm. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...a highly successful privateering raid against a French and Venetian fleet at Scanderoon (now Iskenderun, Turkey). A royalist, Digby was imprisoned by Parliament in...

9) 1935. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
...by Ismet Inonu. 4 1939, June ANNEXATION OF THE HATAY, the area surrounding the cities of Iskenderun (Alexandretta) and Antakya (Antioch). It had formerly been a semiautonomous...

10) Taurus, mountain chain, Turkey. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...in an outlier of the Taurus proper. The Amanos Mts., along the eastern shore of the Gulf of Iskenderun, are also considered an offshoot of the main Taurus. The Taurus...