Alanya

Also known as Coracesium, Alaya

Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort city, a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. It is on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's 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).

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Alanya is a beach resort city located on Turkey's Mediterranean coast in Antalya Province, east of the city of Antalya. With a population of 364,180 across its district and 189,222 in the city proper as of 2022, it serves as a major coastal destination in the country's Mediterranean Region.

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Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Alanya
Turkey place.image_skyline: Alanyafromcastle.JPG
Turkey place.image_caption: Castle and harbour of Alanya
Turkey place.image_shield: Alanya municipality logo.png
Turkey place.image_logo: Alanya script logo.png
Turkey place.image_map: Antalya location Alanya.svg
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Alanya District in Antalya Province
Turkey place.province: Antalya
Turkey place.leader_party: CHP
Turkey place.leader_name: Osman Tarık Özçelik
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 1577
Turkey place.population_total: 364180
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 07400
Turkey place.area_code: 0242

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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 Mediterranean-based empires, including the Ptolemaic, Seleucid, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires. Alanya's greatest political importance came in the Middle Ages, with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm under the rule of Alaeddin Kayqubad I, from whom the city derives its name. His building campaign resulted in many of the city's landmarks, such as the Kızıl Kule (Red Tower), Tersane (Shipyard), and Alanya Castle.

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