Gulf of İskenderun

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The Gulf of Iskenderun is situated at the northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea on the lower right corner of the map.

The Gulf of İskenderun (Turkish: İskenderun Körfezi, by the Romans called Mare Issicum or Issicus Sinus) is a gulf or inlet of the Levantine Sea, the easternmost part of the Mediterranean Sea, of which it forms the easternmost tip, on the southern coast of Turkey near its border with Syria. It also contains the northernmost point of the Levantine Sea. The gulf's eastern coast forms part of the Turkish province of Hatay, where the city of İskenderun (formerly known as Alexandretta) is located, while its northern coast forms part of the province of Adana.

The eastern and southern coasts of the gulf had been shaped by the Nur Mountains (Turkish: Nur Dağları, literally "Mountains of Light"). On the western coastline lies cities of Tarsus and İskenderun which is located near the gulf's southern coast. On the northern coastline lies the region of Çukurova.

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    Marmara
    Aegean
    Mediterranean
    Related Geographical Features

    Coordinates: 36°34′47″N 35°49′48″E / 36.57972°N 35.83000°E / 36.57972; 35.83000

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