Titular bishop of Rhosus
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Arsuz Uluçınar |
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| City | |
 Arsuz
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| Coordinates: 36°24′46″N 35°53′12″E / 36.41278°N 35.88667°ECoordinates: 36°24′46″N 35°53′12″E / 36.41278°N 35.88667°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Province | Hatay Province |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nazım ÇULHA (CHP) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 2,257 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 31285 |
| Area code(s) | 0326 |
| Licence plate | 31 |
Arsuz (Arabic: أرسوز , also known as Uluçınar is a city in Hatay Province, southern Anatolia (Asian Turkey), and under its Ancient name Rhosus (Ancient Greek: Ῥῶσός)) a former bishopric and titular see]].
Arsuz 36°24′46″N 35°53′12″E / 36.41278°N 35.88667°E was a part of İskenderun district of Hatay Province. The town center is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) South of İskenderun and 118 kilometres (73 mi) from Antakya (administrative center of Hatay Province). The population was 2257 as of 2012. While Arsuz is technically just a small town near the end of a coastal road leading south from İskenderun, the entire coastal region between İskenderun and Arsuz is often simply referred to as Arsuz. This area is predominantly small rural farms (usually located inland towards the mountains) and small groups of summer homes (usually located near the coastline). Arsuz was declared the center of Arsuz ilçe (district) in 2012 by the Metropolian Law in Turkey.
According to Turkish law no. 6360, in 2014 Arsuz became a district including seven towns and 25 villages in the rural area of the district.
Arsuz had many names throughout history, including: Rhosus, Rhossus, Rhopolis, Port Panel/Bonnel, Kabev and Arsous. The earliest documents about it date from the Seleucid Empire, of whose Antioch became the capital. Arsuz was then an important seaport on the Gulf of Issus. In 64 BC it was annexed by the Roman Empire. Under the name Rhosus, it was a city and bishopric (see below) in the late Roman province of Cilicia Secunda, with Anazarba as its capital. It is mentioned by Strabo,Ptolemy,Pliny the Elder and Stephanus Byzantius; and later by Hierocles and George of Cyprus,
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