Hatay Province
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Hatay Province is in southeastern part of Mediterranean Turkey, bordering Syria.
[edit] Regions
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- Antakya, also known as Antioch – the provincial capital
- Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta – the biggest city of the province, situated on the shore of Mediterranean Sea
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The province, which was then known as Sandjak (county) of Alexandretta, was under French control as a part of the French Mandate of Syria between 1920 and 1938. In 1938, it appeared on the maps as the independent State of Hatay. Following a plebiscite a year later, it joined Turkey as the Hatay Province in 1939.
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Almost all people in the province can speak Turkish, although with a heavy accent in most cases. Also Syrian dialect of Arabic is the native tongue for many people in many parts of the province.
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[edit] by air
Domestic flights are available to Hatay Airport which is located about 25 km away from Antakya. However, nearest airport with international connections is located in Adana to the north.
[edit] by train
The only significant settlement in the province with a railline is Iskenderun, which has several daily train connections with Adana and Mersin.
[edit] by car
The main highway connecting the province to the rest of Turkey to the north is the motorway O-53 (toll-road). There are also secondary highways as well, some of which eventually reaches one of many border posts located on the Turkish-Syrian border.
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[edit] Contact
The telephone code of the province is 326, which should be prefixed with 0 when calling from elsewhere in Turkey, or with +90 when calling from out of Turkey.
[edit] Get out
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