History and Location of Alanya Castle
Alanya Castle is situated on a peninsula located approximately 250 meters above sea level in the Alanya district of Antalya. The origins of the fortress in this settlement, formerly called Kandeleri, date back to the Hellenistic period.
Most of the existing historical fabric is a 13th-century Seljuk work. The castle was rebuilt by the Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad I, who captured the city in 1221.
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Architectural Structure and Walls
The total length of the castle walls is 6.5 kilometers. Built in a planned manner, the walls sequentially follow Ehmedek, İçkale, Adam Atacağı, Cilvarda cape, Arap Evliyası, and Esat Bastion, pass Tophane and the Shipyard, and end at Kızılkule.
There are a total of 83 towers and 140 bastions in the structure. Additionally, approximately 1200 cisterns were built during the Middle Ages to meet the water needs of the settlement within the walls, and some of these cisterns are still in use today.
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