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Myriandus

Coordinates: 36°35′N 36°10′E / 36.583°N 36.167°E / 36.583; 36.167
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Myriandrus
Myriandus is located in Turkey
Myriandus
Shown within Turkey
LocationTurkey
RegionHatay Province
Coordinates36°35′N 36°10′E / 36.583°N 36.167°E / 36.583; 36.167

Myriandrus (or Myriandros) was an ancient Phoenician town and seaport located near the modern city of İskenderun, Turkey.

In 333 BC Alexander the Great intended to lay an ambush at Myriandrus of Darius III of Persia but in the end the battle took place near Issus.[1][2]

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