SAMANDAG

Samandag is a city located on the shores of the Mediterranean 25 kilometres from Antakya.It was founded in 310 B.C by King Seleukos 1 Nikador of the Selefki's, who called the city Pieria Seleucia.Seleukos beat his rival Antigonus in 312 and established in Seleucid State.Later when Antioch became capital of this state,Pierra-Seleucia became the most important port in the region..Samandag(Suveydiye) was occupied by the French during World War 1 . In 1939 it was annexed to the Turkish Republic together with the State of Hatay.Samandag was previously a sub-district annexed to Antakya which became a city in 1948.At the same time ,its name was changed from Suveydiye to Samandag after the mountain which is located nearby.