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Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and Syria to the south and east. From the
end of World War I in 1918 until 1938, it was a province of French Mandate of Syria and was known as Iskandarun Province or the
Alexandretta Province; its unification with Turkey following a popular referendum organized in 1939 by the Republic of Hatay
remained a cause of tension in relations between the two countries until recently, when the Syrian government let go of the
issue[citation needed]. Some Syrian maps still show it as Syrian territory. Today, Arabs form the majority in three districts:
Samandag (Suwaidiyyah) (Alawi), Altinözü (Qusair) and Reyhanli (Rihaniyyah) (Sunni).[citations needed]
Its administrative capital is Antakya, formerly Antioch. Alexandretta is also located within the province, but is now known by its
Turkish name, Iskenderun. The province has an area of 5,545 km² (2,141 mi²) and a population of 1,253,726 in the 2000 census.
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Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and Syria to the south and east. From the
end of World War I in 1918 until 1938, it was a province of French Mandate of Syria and was known as Iskandarun Province or the
Alexandretta Province; its unification with Turkey following a popular referendum organized in 1939 by the Republic of Hatay
remained a cause of tension in relations between the two countries until recently, when the Syrian government let go of the
issue[citation needed]. Some Syrian maps still show it as Syrian territory. Today, Arabs form the majority in three districts:
Samandag (Suwaidiyyah) (Alawi), Altinözü (Qusair) and Reyhanli (Rihaniyyah) (Sunni).[citations needed]
Its administrative capital is Antakya, formerly Antioch. Alexandretta is also located within the province, but is now known by its
Turkish name, Iskenderun. The province has an area of 5,545 km² (2,141 mi²) and a population of 1,253,726 in the 2000 census.
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