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This beach was a present to the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Many years later Alaaddin Keykubat gave Alaiye the name Alanya. From the cache you will have a beautiful view on the Cleopatra-beach and the former castle.
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"."
Additional Hints
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Gur pnpur vf haqre n ovt ebpx ba gur frrfvqr. Lbh qba'g unir gb pyvzo, lbh pna jnyx nebhaq guvf ebpx. Erzbir gur fznyy fgbar naq lbh jvyy svaq gur pnpur.