Alexandretta

Japanese: Alexandretta
Alexandretta

...Population: 157,000 (1994). It is said to have been founded by Alexander the Great in ancient times, and its former name was Alexandretta. During the Islamic period, it was an important port connecting with Aleppo.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Alexandretta" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人口15万7000(1994)。古代にアレクサンドロス大王によって建設されたといわれ,旧名アレクサンドレッタAlexandretta。イスラム時代にはアレッポと結ぶ港として重要であった。…

※「Alexandretta」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Alexandrian senna (English spelling) Alexandriansenna

>>:  Alexandre harmonium

Recommend

Grattan's Parliament

The Irish Parliament, which lasted from 1782 to 18...

Wisdom of Solomon; Book of Wisdom

It is one of the Apocrypha of the Old Testament. A...

Municipal Research Bureau

An American organization that conducted research a...

Panax japonicum (English name) Panax japonicum

… [Yoshihiro Matsumiya]. … *Some of the terminolo...

Exogamy - Gaikonsei (English spelling)

A marriage system that prohibits members of a grou...

Khamse tribe - Khamse tribe (English spelling)

The collective name for a confederation of five no...

Omine 75 Waves - Omine Shichijugo Nabiki

...As practitioners became more organized, Shugen...

Pylorus

…the stomach is a sac-like part of the digestive ...

Scallop-shaped ancient tomb - Hotategaishiki kofun

A general term for a type of kofun with a relative...

Three generations

[1] [noun] ① the period during which three emperor...

Sunshine and Shadow

… She later won the Academy Award for Best Actres...

Halophilic bacteria - Koenkin

A bacterium that grows in environments with high ...

Stercorarius pomarinus (English spelling) Stercorariuspomarinus

...hence the name "South Polar Skua". T...

Stage rehearsal - Stage rehearsal

〘 noun 〙 A rehearsal that follows the reading of t...

Penelope superciliaris (English spelling)

…They are found in Central and South America sout...