Alanya is worth to be visited because of the Seljuk remains, among the best examples of the Seljuk Empire. The rocky peninsula on which it is located forms the natural boundary between Pamphylia in the west and Cilicia in the east, which Mark Antony gave to Cleopatra.

The town was small until the arrival of the Seljuk Turks in 1220. The road to Alanya passes through an area of ​​modern resorts, and the view from the Citadel is breathtaking. The outer wall is 8 km long and took 12 years to build. Arrows were sent down from its 150 towers to the attackers.

The tomb of Sultan Akshabe is attractive. The exterior is stone and the interior, dome and minaret are made of red bricks. The Weeping Cave is so named because of the dazzling multicolored stalactites and stalagmites inside it. Many sick people believe that high humidity and cold temperatures relieve asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases and spend hours here.

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