Descriptive Essay About Antalya

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Antalya, Turkey

A lovely Turkish resort city, Antalya offers visitors the Old Harbor full of yachts and plenty of golden, sundrenched beaches. This city has become known as the gateway to Turkey’s southern Mediterranean region which is known as the Turquoise Coast. It was named so for the clear, blue water. Antalya is situated right on the Gulf of Antalya and is the largest city on Turkey’s western Mediterranean coastline.

The Antalya Museum is a comprehensive museum that offers exhibitions from the Stone and Bronze Ages to Byzantium. The Hall of Regional Excavations exhibits finds from ancient cities and the Hall of Gods displays impressive statues of 15 Olympian gods. Upstairs you can see coins and other gold artifacts.

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It is a great place for relaxing and getting some shade and catching a breeze on a hot day. Many city residents enjoy evening strolls here. Here you can find the mayor’s office and a city theater. Visitors enjoy seeing the Hidirlik Kulesi, the ancient fortress tower that overlooks the Roman harbor, the falez or cliffs that drop from the park promontory into the Gulf of Antalya and the great views of the Gulf and the Beydaglari Mountains to the west. The name of the park means “Son of Black Ali” and is pronounced kah-RAH-ah-Lee-oh-loo.

Hidirlik Kalesi is a 14m-high tower that was built in the 1st or 2nd century A.D. as a mausoleum and later because of its great location above the bay, played an important role in the defence of the city as a watchtower and lighthouse.

Yivli Minare an impressive and distinctive minaret that was erected by Seljuk Sultan Aladdin Keykubad I in the early 13th century. It has become Antalya’s symbol. This ancient mosque is still in use today. Within this complex is a craft center located in the restored 13th century Imaret Medresesi (seminary), the Mevlevi Tekke, a whirling dervish monastery and two turbe (tombs). On the broad plaza to the west is the equestrian statue of …show more content…

Divided into two parts, there is no Duden Waterfall Tickets for lower area but you have to Buy Tickets for Duden Waterfalls upper area. You can get Tickets for Duden Waterfalls from there itself. The Duden Waterfalls Ticket Prices are quite reasonable making it a perfect destination for a nice and cheap getaway.
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In the center of the broad plaza of Cumhuriyet Meydam you’ll see the large equestrian statue of Ataturk.

Köprülü Canyon National Park is located in the province of Manavgat in Antalya between Bolasan and Beskonak, around the Koprulu Canyon through which flows the Kopru Stream. Here you can see stone formations and the old stone bridge crossing the Kopru Stream is still used today. It is a great place for whitewater rafting.
Wildlife in the national park include deer, mountain goats, bears, foxes, rabbits, badgers and wolves. Many trout make their home in the

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