A port and naval base in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast; population 177,300 (est. 2007). Formerly named Alexandretta, it lies on or near the site of Alexandria ad Issum, founded by Alexander the Great in 333 BC.
Definition of Iskenderun in US English:
Iskenderun
proper nounisˈkendəro͞on
A port and naval base in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast; population 177,300 (est. 2007).