İskenderun

İskenderun, historically known as Alexandretta and Scanderoon, is a city and district in Hatay Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Located on an alluvial plain, the city was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks, floods and fires.

The settlement was founded by Alexander the Great in 333 BC. The city was controlled by the Seleucids, which later ceded it to the Roman Empire. After the defeat of the Byzantines in the 8th century the Caliphate gained control of the city. During the First Crusade Alexandretta came under the control of the Principality of Antioch.