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Battle of Issus

The Battle of Issus occurred in southern Anatolia, in November 333 BC. The invading Macedonian troops, led by Alexander the Great, defeated an army led by Darius III of Achaemenid Persia in the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia. After the Macedonians soundly defeated the Persian satraps of Asia Minor (led by the Greek mercenary, Memnon of Rhodes) at the Battle of the Granicus, Darius took personal command of his army.

Located at 36.8379, 36.2111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ancient Greece, History of Iran, History of Turkey, 4th-century BC conflicts, 333 BC, Battles of Alexander the Great, Battles involving the Achaemenid Empire, History of Hatay Province

Issus (town)

Issus is an ancient settlement on the strategic coastal plain straddling the small Pinarus river (a fast melt-water stream several metres wide) below the navigationally difficult inland mountains towering above to the east in the Turkish Province of Hatay, near the border with Syria. It can be identified with Kinet Höyük in the village of Yeṣilköy near Dörtyol in the Hatay province of Turkey. Excavations on the mound occurred between 1992 and 2012 by Bilkent University.

Located at 36.8383, 36.1644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ancient Greek sites in Turkey, Populated places of the Byzantine Empire, History of Turkey, Ancient Persia, Cilicia, Former populated places in Turkey, History of Hatay Province

Battle of Issus (194)

The Battle of Issus was the third major battle, in 194 between the forces of Emperor Septimius Severus and his rival, Pescennius Niger, part of the Year of the Five Emperors.

Located at 36.8383, 36.1644 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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194, 2nd-century conflicts, Battles involving the Roman Empire

Yeşilköy, Hatay

Yeşilköy is a town in Dörtyol district of Hatay Province, Turkey. It is situated between Nur Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea coast at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:36|52|N|36|12|E||| | |name= }}. Turkish state highway D.817 is to the west, Çukurova Motorway is to the east and Dörtyol is to the south of the town. Yeşilköy is almost merged to Dörtyol. The distance to Antakya (center of the province) is 90 kilometres . The population of Yeşilköy is 10532.

Located at 36.8667, 36.2 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in Hatay Province, Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Populated coastal places in Turkey, Towns in Turkey, Dörtyol District