Europe and the Mediterranean
Lesser Armenia
Medieval kingdom, along the Gulf of Iskenderun in Turkey
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Directions
BY AIR
The airports in the area are:
- Adana Sakirpasa Airport
- Gaziantep Oguzeli Airport
- Ankara Esenboga Internacional Airport
BY SEA
- The main port of the area is Iskenderun
BY LAND
- Train: The main stations in the area are: Adana (connection with Ankara), Fevsipasa and Gaziantep: http://www.seat61.com/Turkey2.htm
Currency
New Turkish LiraWhere to sleep
- http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/turkey/?gclid=CPj1p7rfgqkCFQRqfAod4...
- http://www.hotelius.com/
- http://www.booking.com/Hoteles
Tourist office
Iskenderun Tourist Information Office
Atatürk Bulvari 49/B
Iskenderun (Hatay)
Turkey
Tel: (+90-326) 6141620
Fax: (+90-326) 6132879
To visit
Sights
- In Adana: Anavarza, Hermite Kalesi, Karatepe, Snake, Toprakkale, Ullu Cami, Yerápolis
- In Iskendernun: Belen, Epiphaneia, Guzelyala, Issos, Payas, Sakal Tutan
- In Gaziantep: Araban, Citadel, Doliche, Kilis, Omerije Camii, Sakcagoz, Tellbasar Kalesi
Museums
- Adana Archaeological Museum
- Gaziantep Archaeological Museum
Also…
- The main cities in the area are: Adana, Ceyhan, Osmaniye, Iskenderun y Gaziantep
- Iskenderun is also known as Alexandretta. Founded probably by Alexander the Great, it was a port of contact with the Silo Road.
- Some scenes of the film “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” were shot in Iskenderun.
Do not forget
- Iskenderun is today an important industrial centre, military port and point of arrival to the sea of the Iraq oil pipeline.
- Adana is an industrial and university city.
- Yumurtalik (formerly named Ayas), on the best coast of the Gula of Iskenderun, was the most important port in Lesser Armenia in Marco Polo’s and Ramon Llull’s time.
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