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 called "Maziku Bagras" and "Bab-ı İskenderun," this pass was integrated into the Ottoman Empire in 1516 after the Battle of Marj Dabiq. The Ottomans placed a guard at the pass, which was the main route from Syria to Anatolia, and renamed the area "Belen."