- Geography and History
- Hatay is located in southeastern Mediterranean Turkey, bordering Syria
- Province was French Mandate's Sandjak of Alexandretta from 1920
- Became independent State of Hatay in 1938 under Turkish pressure
- Joined Turkey as Hatay Province in 1939, Syrian government refuses recognition
- Demographics and Culture
- Population divided between ethnic Turks and Arabs
- Three main faith groups: Sunni Muslims, Alawites, Eastern Orthodox Christians
- Home to Turkey's only remaining rural Armenian community
- Syrian Civil War refugees number up to third of population
- Transportation
- Hatay Airport serves domestic flights between Antakya and İskenderun
- Only significant train station in Iskenderun
- Main road is O-53 toll motorway connecting to Turkey
- Longest uninterrupted cycle lane in Turkey along coastal road
- Notable Features
- Antakya serves as provincial capital with Archaeological Museum
- Künefe is most celebrated local dessert
- Two border posts connect to Aleppo and Latakia
- Shares cultural traits with neighboring Cilician Plains and Southeastern Anatolia