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  • Issus

  • Issus

    Issus is an ancient settlement on the strategic coastal plain in Hatay Province. The site is most notable for being the place of no less than three decisive ancient or medieval battles each called in their own era the Battle of Issus.
    Archaeological Site
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    Issus

    Archaeological Site

     

     

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    Historic Cities and Regions

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    Turkey

    Hatay

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    First Millennium BC

    Ancient Greek

    Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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