Alexandretta
/ (ˌælɪɡzɑːnˈdrɛtə) /
the former name of Iskenderun
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How to use Alexandretta in a sentence
In modern times, the most noted were the pigeons of Aleppo, which served as couriers at Alexandretta and Bagdad.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsAt the time I speak of, the Turks were not, however, in strong force at or near Alexandretta.
Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 | Sir Stanley MaudeSome sort of offensive, whether against Gallipoli or Alexandretta or Haifa, had become perhaps a moral necessity.
With Manchesters in the East | Gerald B. HurstAlexeieff suggested our transferring troops from Salonika to Alexandretta.
Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 | Sir Stanley MaudeIskanderun (Alexandretta); source of a long inscription cut on both sides of a spheroidal object of unknown origin.
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