Myriandrus

Myriandrus
Shown within Turkey
Location Turkey
Region Hatay Province
Coordinates 36°35′N 36°10′E / 36.583°N 36.167°E / 36.583; 36.167Coordinates: 36°35′N 36°10′E / 36.583°N 36.167°E / 36.583; 36.167

Myriandrus (or Myriandros) (Greek: Μυρίανδρος), 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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