Thursday, January 6, 2011

Selinus

3 km. on south of Gazipasa about 45 km. away from Alanya. The city is on a skirt of hill extending to the sea in elbow shape. There is acropolis of the city on the hill. There is cradle vaulted two room bath in the point where Selinus (Haci Musa) meets the sea. The columns of Agora on sea side have been lost but stylobat traces can still be seen. When moved toward east from Agora a building with apsis is seen. It is mostly probable that the building was established on a religious temple. There is monumental structure on the east of the church. The entrance door being the only Islamic structure of the city is surrounded with zigzags motives of Lescuklu in colourful manner. This ruin must have been of a mansion. The tomb structure in cemetery which is nekropol of the city indicates the customs of burying of Kilikya in the best way. Some parts of water canals of the region still survive at present. Roman Emperor Traianus died in the city while he was returning from Part mobilisation and his ashes were buried in Rome. The ruins are dating from Roman, Byzantine and Middle Ages.

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