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Alanya District
Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city, a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Antalya Province, Turkey. It is on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean Region, east of the city of Antalya. Its area is 1,577 km2, and its population is 364,180 (2022). The city proper has 189,222 inhabitants (2022). Because of its natural strategic position on a small peninsula into the Mediterranean Sea below the Taurus Mountains, Alanya has been a local stronghold for many History of the Mediterranean region, Mediterranean-based empires, including the Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemaic, Seleucid Empire, Seleucid, Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. Alanya's greatest political importance came in the Middle Ages, with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm under the rule of Kayqubad I, Alaeddin Kayqubad I, from whom the city derives its name. His building campaign resulted in many of the city's la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alanya Castle
Alanya Castle (Alanya Kalesi) is a medieval castle in the southern Turkey, Turkish city of Alanya. History Most of the castle was built in the 13th century under the Great Seljuq Empire, Seljuq Sultanate of Rûm following the city's conquest in 1220 by Alaeddin Keykubad I, as part of a building campaign that included the Kızıl Kule. The castle was built on the remnants of earlier Byzantine Empire, Byzantine era and Roman era fortifications. After the area was pacified under the Ottoman Empire, the castle ceased to be purely defensive, and numerous villas were built inside the walls during the 19th century. Today the building is an open-air museum. The castle is located high on a rocky peninsula jutting into the Mediterranean Sea, which protects it from three sides and the entire castle complex covers approximately 10 hectares. The wall which surrounds the castle is long and includes 140 towers. 400 different cisterns were built to serve the castle. In 2009, city officials fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
