Selge Ancient City

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Selge Ancient City

October 19, 2021

Selge ; After passing the Köprülü stream on the Antalya-Manavgat highway, TAĞIL is 55 km northwards from the Beşkonak road junction. On the southern slopes of the Taurus Mountains, near Köprüçayı, 950 m from the sea. Selge, built at a high altitude, is an ancient Pisidian Mountain City. You can reach Selge via a steep and winding 12-13 km road after the Köprülü Canyon. The road to Selge passes through Köprülü Canyon, which is very rich in natural beauty.

On the road; There are carved rocks that resemble the fairy chimneys in Ürgüp and Göreme and cover the entire mountain slope. The rocks formed by the erosion of the karst structure are called “Man Rocks” or “Devil Rocks” in the region.

It is thought that Selge was founded by Kalehes. The city, which was a part of Pisidia, was later included within the borders of Pamphylia. The city remained under Lydian, Persian, Alexander and Roman rule respectively. Ruins in the city; The theater in the north with 5 doors and 45 steps is the most important and best preserved monument. To the south of the theater is the Stadium and Gymnasium, and to the west is the Ionic temple whose ceiling is decorated with an eagle motif.

There is a fountain and agora in the south of the stadium. There are Artemis and Zeus monuments and a Necropolis to the north of the walls extending in the southwest of the city. There are water cisterns to the west of these temples, and sarcophagi and ornate tomb monuments to the north. The main entrance gate of the city is also located in this section. To the north of the walls, there are ruins of two temples on the hill, one dedicated to Zeus and the other to Artemis.

Market place (agora), monumental fountain building, grave area (necropolis) and Byzantine church are the other ruins in Selge. Today, there is still a village called Altınkaya (Zerk) among the ruins of this ancient city.

At approximately the 35th km of the SillonAntalya – Alanya highway, turn north and 8 km. Then Sillyon is reached. The city was built on a flat plain, on an elliptical plateau standing above the plain like a table. It has a position that completely dominates the environment. The field of view extends to the Mediterranean. Founded in B.C. IV. century.

Just as it lived through the Hellenic, Roman and Byzantine periods, it was also used during the Seljuk period and was further enriched with new buildings. Stadium, Gymnasium, Towers, Seljuk Mosque, Theater and sports facilities, the stage part of which was completely lost due to the collapse of the rocks, are some of the interesting structures.

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