Known in earlier times as "Maziku Bagras" and "Bab-ı İskenderun" the pass was brought into the Ottoman Empire in 1516 after the Battle of Marj Dabiq. The Ottomans posted a guard on the pass, the main route from Syria to Anatolia, and gave the area the name "Belen".
Previously referred to as "Maziku Bagras" and "Bab-ı İskenderun," this pass was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1516 after the Battle of Marj Dabiq. The Ottomans positioned a guard at the pass, which served as the main route from Syria to Anatolia, and named it "Belen."