Iskenderun

English

Etymology

From Turkish İskenderun and Ottoman Turkish إسكندرون (İskenderun), from Arabic الْإِسْكَنْدَرُون (al-ʔIskandarūn), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria”), from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”) in reference to Alexander the Great of Macedonia. Doublet of Alexandria, Alexandretta, Kandahar, and Scandaroon.

Proper noun

Iskenderun

1. A port city in Hatay, southeastern Turkey

Synonyms

• (historical names): See Alexandretta

Translations

city in Turkey — see also Alexandretta

• Arabic: الإِسْكَنْدَرُون (al-ʔiskandarūn)
• Armenian: Իսկենդերուն (hy) (Iskenderun)
• Ottoman Turkish: إسكندرون (İskenderun)
• Russian: Искендеру́н (ru) (Iskenderún)
• Turkish: İskenderun (tr)