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Historic Sites in Alanya

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Alanya Kalesi

Alanya Castle is a medieval castle in the southern Turkish city of Alanya.

Kızıl Kule

The Red Tower is a historical tower in the Turkish city of Alanya. The building is considered to be the symbol of the city, and is used on the city's flag.

Syedra Antik Kenti

Syedra was an ancient port city in region of ancient Cilicia, Pamphylia, or Isauria, on the southern coast of modern-day Turkey between the towns of Alanya and Gazipaşa. Syedra was settled in the 7th century BCE, and abandoned in the 13th century CE. The town had a port at sea level and an upper town 400m above.

Iotape

Aytap is a historical port city that is 30 km-33 km, east of Alanya, located in the Mediterranean Region, Turkey. Along with Alanya, Aytap is situated in the district of the Antalya Province. Where Aytap is situated there is a long modern road that stretches along the coast between Alanya and Gazipaşa.

Alara Kalesi

The Alara Castle, is a historic fortification located at Alanya district of Antalya Province in southern Turkey. The castle was built under the Byzantine Empire, and in the 11th century became the western outpost of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. It had the function to safeguard the caravans from holdup robberies that were stopping over at the last caravanserai Alarahan on the Silk Road to the sea, situated 300–400 m in the south.

Şarapsa Han

Şarapsa Han is a 13th-century structure located 15 kilometers west of Alanya on the intercity highway, on the banks of the Serapsu stream.

Hemaksia

Hamaxia was a town in the east of ancient Pamphylia or in the west of Cilicia. It had a good roadstead for ships, and excellent cedars for ship-building. Hamaxia is likely the same place as Anaxion or Anaxium or Amaxian (Ἁμαξίαν) mentioned by the Stadiasmus Maris Magni as being west of Coracesium. Strabo reports that the town was one of the gifts of Mark Antony to Cleopatra.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument

The Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument in Alanya is a historic monument dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Located on Ahmet Tokuş Boulevard in the city center, it is close to Alanya Harbor. The monument serves as a significant meeting point for locals and visitors, hosting commemorative ceremonies with wreaths and flags on various anniversaries.

Ataturk

The Alanya Atatürk House Museum is the house where Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, stayed during his visit to Alanya on February 18, 1935. The house was donated to the Ministry of Culture by its owner, Tevfik Azakoğlu, and opened as a museum in 1987. The museum exhibits Atatürk's personal belongings, photographs, and historical documents such as the telegram he sent to the people of Alanya. It also features ethnographic items from a traditional Alanya house. Kızıl Kule (98 m), Tersane (279 m), and Arap Evliyası (544 m) are within walking distance. The nearest public transport is the Kale cablecar stop (576 m).

Alara Han

Alara Han is a caravanserai from the 13th-century Anatolian Seljuk period.

Arap Evliyası

Arap Evliyası is a rectangular, stone-built structure constructed in the 11th or 12th century, adjacent to the southeastern walls of Alanya Castle. The building served as a watchtower during the Hellenistic Period, was converted into a church during the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Period, and functioned as a masjid during the Seljuk Period. The nearest public transport is the Kale cable car stop, 654 meters away. It is also within walking distance of Alanya Castle (500 m), Kızıl Kule (481 m), and Tersane (308 m).

Ehmedek

Ehmedek is a historic site in Alanya, Antalya, forming part of the larger Alanya Castle complex. Originally a small Byzantine fortification, it was expanded in 1227 by Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I. The castle features two sections with three towers each, strategically positioned to defend against land attacks. Ehmedek is open daily from 09:30 to 23:00, but it does not have wheelchair access. It is located 88 meters from the Alanya Castle cable car stop.

round wall fragment

Alanya

Olive oil squeezer rock

Alanya

wall fragment

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Naula

Nauloi was a town of ancient Cilicia.

Ruin Basic Wall

Alanya

Alara Kale Outer Wall and Buildings

Alanya

Kara Tepe

Alanya

Kibyra Minor

Alanya

Akropol

Alanya

Vaftiz Mağarası

Alanya

Süs Kuyu

Alanya

Kizilcasehir

Alanya

Kolybrassos

Alanya

Karamanoglu Mehmet Bey

Alanya

Tiyatro

Alanya

Batı Kent Kapısı

Alanya

Bazilika

Alanya

Şapel

Alanya

KAYGUSUZ ABDAL (ALAADDIN GAYBI)

Alanya

Tapınak

Alanya

Güneybatı Kent Kapısı

Alanya

Necropol

Alanya

Syedra Kiln Site

Alanya

Pirce Alaeddin Sultan Türbesi

Alanya

Kibyra Minor Antik Limanı

Alanya

Odeion

Alanya

Bizantian church

Alanya

Hafız Ömer Efendi Konağı

Alanya

Hagios Contatinos KIlisesI

Alanya

Herkül Köprüsü

Alanya

Hamaxia - House

Alanya

Unknown Ruin

Alanya

Pillar

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Laertes

Laertes was a town of ancient Cilicia. Some have supposed that the philosopher Diogenes Laërtius was from this town. Strabo called it a stronghold.

Graveyard

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Hamaxia - Church

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Temple

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Old Well

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Ruin Round Wall segment

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Ruin Wall Fragment

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Ruin Basic Wall

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2 Ruin Stones

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Pisarissos

Pisarissos was a town of ancient Pamphylia or of Cilicia, inhabited during Roman times. Its name does not occur in ancient authors, but is inferred by epigraphic and other evidence.

Incirkiri

Alanya

İçkale Kilisesi

Alanya

Michael Angelos KilisesI

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Büyük Rum Kilisesi

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Sarnıçlar

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