Gulf of Iskenderun
The Gulf of Alexandretta or İskenderun is a gulf of the eastern Mediterranean or Levantine Sea. It lies beside the southern Turkish provinces of Adana and Hatay.
- Type: Gulf
- Description: gulf of the Mediterranean Sea
- Also known as: “Aleksandreta golfo”, “Aleksandretski zaliv”, “Alexandretský záliv”, “Alexandrette”, “Alexandrettský záliv”, “Golf von Alexandrette”, “golfe d’Iskenderun”, “Golfo de Alexandreta”, “Golfo de Isos”, “Golfo di Iskenderun”, “Gulf of Iskanderun”, “Gulf of Iskenderon”, “Gulf of İskenderun”, “Iskenderon Bay”, “İskenderon Körfezi”, “Iskenderun golfo”, “İskenderun Körf”, “Iskenderun Korfezi”, “Iskenderungulfen”, “İskenderunský záliv”, “İskenderunviken”, “Iskerderon Bay”, “Issicus Sinus”, “Sinus Issicus”, “Zatoka Aleksandretty”, “Александреттский залив”, “Армянский залив”, “Искандерунский залив”, “Искендерунский залив”, “Հայկական ծոց”, “Հայոց ծոց”, “خليج اسكندرون”, and “アレクサンドレッタ湾”
- Historically known as: “Gulf of Alexandretta”
Gulf of Iskenderun
- Categories: gulf and body of water
- Location: Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
36.57982° or 36° 34′ 47″ north
Longitude
35.83° or 35° 49′ 48″ east
Open location code
8G8QHRHH+WX
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Gulf of Iskenderun” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “خليج إسكندرون”
- Armenian: “Իսքենդերուն ծոց”
- Azerbaijani: “İskəndərun körfəzi”
- Basque: “Iskenderungo golkoa”
- Bulgarian: “Искендерун (залив)”
- Bulgarian: “Искендерун”
- Catalan: “Golf d’Alexandreta”
- Cebuano: “Gulf of Iskenderun”
- Chinese: “伊斯肯德伦湾”
- Chinese: “伊斯肯德倫灣”
- Croatian: “Iskenderunski zaljev”
- Czech: “Iskenderunský záliv”
- Dutch: “Golf van Iskenderun”
- Esperanto: “Iskenderuna golfo”
- French: “golfe d’Alexandrette”
- French: “Golfe d’Alexandrette”
- French: “Golfe d’İskenderun”
- Georgian: “ისქენდერუნის ყურე”
- German: “Golf von İskenderun”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ איסכנדרון”
- Italian: “Golfo di Alessandretta”
- Japanese: “イスケンデルン湾”
- Korean: “알렉산드레타만”
- Latin: “Mare Issicum”
- Lithuanian: “Iskenderuno įlanka”
- Lithuanian: “Iskenderūno įlanka”
- Mazanderani: “اسکندرون دریامونا”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “İskenderunbukta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “İskenderunbukta”
- Norwegian: “İskenderunbukta”
- Ossetian: “Искендерун”
- Persian: “خلیج اسکندرون”
- Polish: “Zatoka İskenderun”
- Portuguese: “Golfo de Iskenderun”
- Portuguese: “Golfo de İskenderun”
- Romanian: “Golful Alexandreta”
- Russian: “Искендерун”
- Slovak: “Iskenderunský záliv”
- Slovenian: “Iskenderunski zaliv”
- Spanish: “Golfo de Alejandreta”
- Spanish: “Golfo de İskenderun”
- Swedish: “İskenderunbukten”
- Turkish: “İskenderun Körfezi”
- Tuvinian: “Искендерун (ээтпек)”
- Tuvinian: “Искендерун”
- Ukrainian: “Іскендерун”
- Urdu: “خلیج اسکندرون”
- Uzbek: “Iskandarun”
- Venetian: “Golfo de İskenderun”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Gülcihan and Deniz.
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