The Alara Castle (Turkish: Alara Kalesi), is a historic fortification located at Alanya district of Antalya Province in southern Turkey. The castle was built under the Byzantine Empire, and in the 11th century became the western outpost of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (1080-1375). It had the function to safeguard the caravans from holdup robberies that were stopping over at the last caravanserai Alarahan on the Silk Road to the sea, situated 300–400 m (980–1,310 ft) in.
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- Alara Castle at the top of a massive rocky hill on the east bank of the Alara River in Alanya, Turkey. Alara Castle is located in Turkey.
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- The old Alara Castle is on a hill by the calm Alara River. ... Local buses can get you close to the castle, then a short walk or taxi ride will take you there.
- The castle was constructed to guard main trade road and Alara Khan in its period. It is thought that merchant ships came to the front of the castle.
- Alara Castle (Alara Kalesi in Turkish) must be one of the best kept secrets on the Antalya-Alanya coast. ... You may reach Alara castle only by car.
- Buses go to the center of Alanya district and transportation is provided by taxis to go to Alara castle. ... The landscape near the Alara Castle is very impressive.
- Alara Castle is a historic fortification located at Alanya district of Antalya Province in southern Turkey.
- The castle was built to protect the main trade route and Alara Inn (Alara Hanı). ... The castle contains inner and outer walls reinforced with towers.
- Alara Castle is located 37 km west of Alanya. ... It is built to protect the Alara Han, which was built for the accommodation of traders who trade on the Silk Road.
- Alara Castle Alara Han lies at the foot of a conical rock on which the Byzantines built a castle over the Alara River.
Alara Kalesi
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Alanya'nın 37 kilometre batısında, denizden 7 kilometre içeride Selçuklu Sultanı I. Alaeddin Keykubad tarafından 1232 yılında yaptırılmıştır. İpekyolu üzerindeki kalenin işlevi, Alara Çayı kenarındaki Alara Han'da mola veren kervanların güvenliğini sağlamaktır.
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