Side (Turkey)
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| Province (il) : | Antalya | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Manavgat | |||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 46 ′ N , 31 ° 23 ′ E | |||
| Residents : | 14,115 (2019) | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 242 | |||
| Postal code : | 07330 | |||
| License plate : | 07 | |||
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| Muhtar : | Musa Taş | |||
Side is a resort on the Turkish Riviera in the Manavgat district of the Turkish province of Antalya . It is located between the cities of Antalya and Alanya . Since a regional reform, Side is no longer a municipality , but a district of Manavgat. With seaside resorts such as Side, Kumköy, Colakli and Evrenseki, Manavgat is one of the most important tourist regions in Turkey. Side includes the modern resort and - located on a peninsula - the ruins of the ancient city .
Side in the present
The tourist center is the village of Selimiye , which occupies the southern tip of the peninsula, with many bars and restaurants, souvenir shops and the harbor. Part of the ancient city is located under today's Selimiye . The touristic life therefore takes place in the midst of considerable ruins, because many buildings of the ancient port city have been preserved in parts.
Today's place was first settled by a group of Muslim emigrants from Crete around 1900. In the 1970s, mass tourism discovered the fishing village. Since then, as a seaside resort, like many other places on the Turkish Riviera, Side has experienced a continuous tourist boom. A popular photo motif is the Temple of Apollo at the harbor, from which five columns were erected again. There are extensive sandy beaches on both sides of the peninsula, some with hotel complexes behind them. The gently sloping sea is ideal for snorkelers. A special attraction is watching sea turtles near the beach west of Side.
Side in ancient times
In ancient times, Side was an important port city in the Pamphylia region . The ancient city sits on a flat peninsula with a port facility on top. The scientific investigation of the ruins began around 1900 and continues to this day. The ancient tradition assumes that Side was around in the 7th century BC. Was newly founded from the Aeolian Kyme . The city became very important for some time and minted its own coins, which often bore a pomegranate (Anatolian = side ) as a symbol. In the 2nd and 1st centuries BC Side was considered a focus of the pirate disaster. The most important ruins date from the Roman era, the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Other significant buildings were built when Side became a bishopric in the 5th or 6th century . The city was probably abandoned in the 10th century. An earthquake in the 12th century finally destroyed many of the remaining structures. Side was supplied with drinking water via an aqueduct from the source of the Manavgat River, 25 kilometers away . Remains of the aqueduct bridges can be seen upstream from Manavgat near the river.
View of the harbor promenade
Temple of Apollo at the port
Hotel zone west of the peninsula
Beach east of the peninsula
View from the east of the Side Peninsula
Attractions
Numerous remains have been preserved from ancient Side, the most important of which are:
- Theater for around 15,000 spectators
- Nymphaeum
- aqueduct
- Colonnade streets
- City walls
- Apollo / Athena temple
- Commercial and State Agora
- Agorabad / museum
- Big bathroom
- Harbor spa
- Byzantine hospital
- Basilicas and Bishop's Palace
Important finds are exhibited in the museum.
Climate table
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Average monthly temperatures for Side
Source: klimatabelle.de
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