Gulf of Alexandretta
The Gulf of Alexandretta or İskenderun (Turkish: İskenderun Körfezi) is a gulf of the eastern Mediterranean or Levantine Sea. It lies beside the southern Turkish provinces of Adana and Hatay.
Names
The gulf is named for the nearby
In IX-XII centuries the gulf was known as the Armenian Gulf[6] or the Armenian Bay (Armenian: Հայկական ծոց).[7]Geography
The Gulf of Alexandretta forms the easternmost
Pollution
There is a lot of heavy industry around Iskenderun Bay, including five cement factories, ten steel factories, and three coal-fired power stations: İsken Sugözü, Atlas and Emba Hunutlu. The mountains around the bay trap air pollution,[8] but because smokestack details are sent to the government unpublished, it is difficult to apportion responsibility for deaths and illnesses caused by air pollution in the area.[9] The water too is polluted by land-based, shipping and fish farming activities.[10]
See also
- Çukurova, the modern equivalent to Cilicia
- List of gulfs
References
Citations
- ^ Gulf of Alexandretta can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-754985" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ Strabo, Geography, 14.6.1
- ^ Strabo, Geography, 16.1.1
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §M463.5
- ^ Rennell (1830), pp. 321–2.
- ^ Svazlian, Verjine (2020). "The Tercentennial Glory Of The Armenian Kingdom Of Cilicia And The Self-Defensive Battles Of The Zeytountsis". Fundamental Armenology.
- ^ Yepremyan, Tigran (2018). "Armenian Migration from War-torn Syria to Europe: From Diaspora to Diaspora or Homeland?". Eurolimes (23+24): 191–205.
- ^ Myllyvirta, Lauri (2020). Air Quality and Health Impacts of the Proposed EMBA Hunutlu Coal Power Project (PDF) (Report).
- ^ Stauffer & Gümüşel (2016), pages 4-6
- ISSN 2458-7893.
Bibliography
- Rennell, James (1830), The Geographical System of Herodotus Examined and Explained..., vol. I (2nd ed.), London: C.J.G. & F. Rivington.
- Anne Stauffer; Deniz Gümüşel (2016). Genon K. Jensen (ed.). Coal power generation and health in Iskenderun Bay, Turkey (PDF) (Report). Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL).
36°45′N 36°00′E / 36.750°N 36.000°E