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Uncommon card · Society
İskenderun, an Uncommon card
İskenderun, historically known as Alexandretta and Scanderoon, is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 69,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
İskenderun quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the İskenderun card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is on the ______ coast.
Answer
Mediterranean. It is on the Mediterranean coast. From the İskenderun article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Located on an alluvial plain, the city was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February ____ and subsequent aftershocks, floods and fires.
Answer
2020s. Located on an alluvial plain, the city was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks, floods and fires. From the İskenderun article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Its area is 247 km2, and its population is 251,682.
- It is on the Mediterranean coast.
- Located on an alluvial plain, the city was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks, floods and fires.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The İskenderun article was read about 69,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get İskenderun
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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- Carl Van VechtenUncommon · Arts · ATK 73 DEF 65
- GalactoseUncommon · Science · ATK 68 DEF 70
- Gabriela MistralUncommon · Arts · ATK 71 DEF 67
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, İskenderun (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Locus1891, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
