Dörtyol
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| Country |  Turkey |
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| Region | Mediterranean |
| Province | Hatay |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| - Total | 60,000 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 31 |
| Area code(s) | (0)326 |
| Licence plate | 31 |
Dörtyol is a port and oil terminus at the head of the Gulf of İskenderun on the Mediterranean coast 26km north of the city of Iskenderun in the province of Hatay in southeastern Turkey. The city was known as Chork-Marzban under the Cilician Armenians, before the Turkish conquest.
[edit] Geography
The name Dörtyol means "crossroads" in Turkish, and indeed the town sits on a crossing of highways, especially the main road from Anatolia south into Hatay and on to Syria. The road is channelled along the narrow coastal strip with the Nur Mountains (the ancient Amanos(Gavur Dağlari} behind. Dörtyol is at the edge of the Cilician Plain and being on the coast Dörtyol is humid and the countryside is fairly green and fertile. Therefore as well as oil-handling, the economic activities of the district include forestry, cotton, and the cultivation of citrus fruits, especially a local variety of tangerine.
[edit] History
This crossroads has seen the passage of numerous armies and some of the biggest military campaigns in history, including the battle between Alexander the Great and Darius in 333 BC. More recently Dörtyol is remembered in Turkey as the scene of the first fighting in the Turkish War of IndependenceThe fighting with the occupying forces was ignited in [Karakese][1] which is located on the skirt of the Nur mountains village. In 1918 Dörtyol was occupied by French troops supported by local Armenians. Turks in the area retreated to the hills and began their resistance under the leadership of Kara Hasan Pasha. Dörtyol was thus not part of the Republic of Hatay but was a Turkish district added to Hatay when the province was brought into the Turkish republic in 1939.
[edit] External links
- Dörtyol is at coordinates Coordinates:
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