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Iskenderun

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Is·ken·de·run  (s-knd-rn, -knd-rn) Formerly Al·ex·an·dret·ta (lg-zn-drt)
A city of southern 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 on the Mediterranean. Population: 159,000.
Iskenderun [ɪsˈkɛndəˌruːn]
n
(Placename) a port in S Turkey, on the Gulf of Iskenderun. Pop.: 161 728 (1997) Former name Alexandretta


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In November 2000, a delegation of Turkish businessmen from Iskenderun visited Damascus and Aleppo, which introduced Turkish companies to Syrian businesses.
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