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ASPENDOS
After passing Serik on the Antalya-Alanya highway, you turn north and continue for 4 km. Aspendos dates back to the 5th century B.C. The theatre, which was built in the 2nd century A.D., was periodically repaired by the Seljuks who used it as a caravanserai. It is one of the best preserved theatres to be found today. Allowing 0.50 m per seat, the theatre holds 17.000 spectators, with an additional for 500 in the orchestra. Today it is used for concerts, festivals and grease wrestling events. In addition to the theatre the agora, basilica, nymphaeum and 15 km of aqueducts are to be seen. The pressured aqueduct system is a feat of engineering from the Roman period.
SİDE
Side is to be reached by turning right 3 km before Manavgat on the Antalya- Alanya highway. The exact date of its founding is not known. In the language of Anatolia, "Side" means Pomegranate. From inscriptions it appears that Side dates back to the Hittites. The city was constructed on a peninsula and was a Hellenistic and Roman town, protected by city and sea walls. One's attention is particularly drawn to the city gates and walls, as well as the many remains of aqueducts which brought water from the Tauros mountain foothills and surrounding country. The old baths have been restored and turned into a museum, in which are exhibited some of the statues and art treasures found in Side. One of its most important buildings is its 15000 spectator theatre. The difference between this Roman theatre and other antique theatres in the region is that it is not built against a hillside. The 2 storey theatre, built on a series of arches, is 20 m high. The orchestra and stage are in a state of ruin. Rainwater channels run under the theatre. Side has colonnaded streets, a triumphal arch, harbour, baths, fountains, cisterns, aquaducts, temples and a agora.
ALARAHAN
Alarahan, known as the Pamphilia region is within the frontier of Antalya province of Alanya district, Okurcalar city, Çakkallar village.30 km from Alanya (towards Antalya ) there is a turnoff to Alarahan.You will travel for 9 km after this turnoff from the sea towards the forest passing little settlement areas, and arrive to the region which has given it’s name “Historic Alarahan.”
Alarahan, one of Turkey’s limited “historic places to gain function” with it’s naturel surrounding Alara Castle and Alara Creek, forms a unique “museum of nature and history.”
Alarahan of Silk Way was built in A.D 1231 by Seljuk Sultan I. Alaaddin Keykubat. With living places suitable for the stay of Sultan, it's architecture and functional places, Khan is accepted as the most functional among the Anatolia Khans.
Khan is the only touristic place in the region in which you can see the life styles of the Seljuk Turks, in Anatolia many centuries ago and an opportunity for the visitors to get acquainted with our cultural elements and to keep them alive.
770 years old Khan which wasn't in a ruined condition until two years ago, has become a “living and serving place “ as it was in the past, due to a restoration work conducted with total devotion to keep it original, between 1998-2000.
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