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The
citadel of Alanya...
The Citadel of Alanya, the walls of which are nearly 6.5 kilometres
long, is on a peninsula whose height is up to 250 metres from
the sea level. The citadel was constructed on the demand of
the Sultan of Selcuks, Alaaddin Keykubat, who conquered and
had the city rebuilt in 1221. The citadel has 83 towers and
140 bastions. Nearly 400 cisterns were built to supply the
city surrounded by walks in the medieval times with water.
The walls were built in a well-planned manner; downwards to
Ehmedek, Içkale, Adama Atacagi, the upper part of Cilvarda
Bay, Arap Evliyasi Burcu and Esat Burcu, then through the
gun house and the dockyard and they end up in Kizilkule-Içkale,
an open-air museum, is located at the peak of the peninsula.
Alaaddin Keykubat, the Sultan, had his palace built there..
The citadel is open to traffic. It takes you nearly an hour
to walk to the citadel.
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