This is a multi-cache.
GETTING THERE
If you come by public transport (Dolmusbus) you can take a Dolmus
form the center of Alanya direction Antalya and get of at the
"Lunapark". You can also walk from the busstation of Alany in about
25 minutes to the first waypoint.If you come by car in the
direction Antalya-Alanya at: N 36.33.493, E 031.57.771 or in the
direction Alanya-Antalya at: N 36.33.501, E 031.57.825. The first
waypoint is given. There you will find Alaaddin Keykubat. To find
the cache you will multiply his age by 3 and add this to the first
North-coordinate: N36.33.381 + 3 times his age. The result will be:
N 36.33.***, E 031.57.297. Here you will find the cache. Place be
carefull on searching because this is also a popular place for
Turkish Men tot do some fishing. The cache has been robbed already
twice, so take care!
The cache is a usual Curver-plasticbox and is containing:
- log
- chistmasstars
- golfbal "De Heelsumse"
- Kippling-monkey
- a bottle-opener
- 2 Turkish bracelets
- 2 small puppets
- Turkish keyclip
- a pair of Delfst-blue wooden shoes.
SOME TOURISTIC INFO
Alanya was first mentioned in the 4th Century BC. The place was
mentioned because of a 250 m high cliff, which cut into the sea for
2 km. Caesar Antonius gave a beautiful plot of ground to Cleopatra
as a wedding present.
The area around Alanya has a typically Mediterranean climate.
Alanya is one of the warmest and safest places in Turkey, both in
summer and in winter. The encircling high mountains (the Taurus
range) block the wind from the East, North and West. This happens
365 days a year. Because of the pleasant climate, almost all plants
thrive in Alanya. Lemons, bananas, oranges and many other fruit and
vegetables are grown, as well as coffee, pineapples, papaya, guava
and many types of dates,which before could only be found in South
America, India and Africa.
Alanya’s History
Modern-day Alanya was originally called "Caracesium". The old town
was passed like a pawn between Pamphylia and Cilicia.The good
geographical location and the characteristic harbour made this
place an ideal location through the centuries as a haven for
pirates and rebels.For this reason, it was the only city to hold
out against Antiochus III. Half a century later the local prince
Diodotos Trophon did the same against Antiochus VII.In the first
century BC, the activities of the pirates in the Mediterranean Sea
were affecting the diplomatic, and economic interests of the Roman
Empire, since the pirates were even robbing grain ships. Although
Publius Servillius was sent to Cilicia in 78 BC and organised
several campaigns against the pirates, it was to no avail. In 65
BC, Pompeus, sent by the Roman Senate destroyed all the pirate
strongholds. The last action was a sea battle in front of
"Caracesium", when the pirate fleet was destroyed. The Romans, who
were thus the masters of the area gave the governorship of Cilicia
to Antonius after the death of Caesar.Antonius gave "Caracesium" as
a wedding present to Queen Cleopatra. Cleopatra transported cedar
trees, which today grow up to the beach, to Egypt for
ship-building. Relatively little is known about the town during
early Christian times and the Byzantine era. It is possible that it
converted very early to Christianity like other towns in Pamphylia.
The churches in the strongholds date from this time. This was also
the period when the town’s name changed. It was known as
"Kolonoros"; the “beautiful mountain".After the Seldschuks
conquered Antalya, they found out that it was only possible to rule
the Mediterranean after conquering " Kolonoros". After Alaadin
Keykubat I became rule, he made a first treaty with Lord Kir Fart,
that the stronghold in Alanya was strategically important. In this
context, he called it "Alaiye". The closeness of the Seldschuks
capital, Konya, meant that the magnificent harbour town, which was
built by Alaadin, was quickly developed. Since the Sultan spent the
summer in Konya and the winter in Alaiye, he concerned himself
personally with the construction and he fitted out the town with
magnificent building work. Today, Alanya is the best preserved of
the former Selschuck towns. After the fall of the Seljuk empire in
the middle of the Thirteenth Century, "Alaiye" was conquered by
Karamanogullari. Alaiye's capture by the Ottomans was carried out
by Fatih Sultan Mehmet.The name Alanya comes from the following
event.Alaiye, decorated with the countless monuments and buildings
of the Ottomans was wrongly referred to in a telegram to the great
leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk as Alanya, whereupon the flexible
statesman said: "If it is so, so this lovely town should in the
future be called " Alanya"."
Note on cache maintenance: Some friends of ours "Pitr" and "de
Heelsummers" and we travel to Alanya quite often and in this way we
can maintain the cache.
