Arsuz
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Province (il) : | Hatay | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Arsuz | |||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 25 ' N , 35 ° 53' E | |||
| Height : | 0 m | |||
| Residents : | 90,456 (2018) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 326 | |||
| Postal code : | 31285 | |||
| License plate : | 31 | |||
| Structure and administration (status: 2018) | ||||
| Mayor : | Nazım Culha ( CHP ) | |||
| Website: | ||||
Arsuz ( Ottoman أرسوز) is a coastal city with 90,456 inhabitants (2018) and has been a district of the southern Turkish province of Hatay since 2014 . Before that, Arsuz belonged to the İskenderun district .
geography
Arsuz is located about 40 km south-southwest of İskenderun on the Mediterranean coast and just under 120 km northwest of the provincial capital Antakya at the foot of the Amanos Dağları . The Syrian border town of Kessab is 54.7 km as the crow flies and 105 kilometers by road. The Arsuz nehir River flows through the village from south to north , and a bridge spans it just before its mouth.
history
Remains from the Hellenistic and Roman times were found in the ancient port city.
Individual evidence
- ↑ nufusu.com , accessed June 30, 2019
