page_title: İskenderun
section_title: Main sights
hierarchical_section_title: İskenderun / Main sights
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context_page_description: İskenderun, historically known as Alexandretta and Scanderoon, is a city and the largest district in Hatay Province on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
context_section_description: Yakacık (Payas) contains a splendid example of Ottoman architecture dating to the 16th century: the külliye of Sokollu Mehmet Pasha comprising a mosque, Turkish bath (hamam), Dervish lodge, bazaar, caravanserai, and madrasa (Muslim school).
  The Cathedral of the Annunciation is the seat of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia.
  Soğukoluk, a mountain resort on the way to Antakya, is a quiet retreat from the heat of the coast in the summer months.
  Bakras (Bagras) Castle, which was built in antiquity and restored many times in later centuries (particularly during the Crusades, when it was a stronghold of the Knights Templar), served as a watchtower on the 27 km (17 mi) mountain road from İskenderun to Antakya (Antioch).
  Arsuz (Uluçınar), a holiday resort town on the coast to the south of İskenderun, has beautiful sandy beaches, a very warm sea, and places of historical interest. The coast is lined with holiday homes and there is accommodation in hotels or guest houses.
caption: Panoramic view of the Gulf of İskenderun from İskenderun's district center
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