Author(s): Murat KARADEMÄ°R
Alara Castle and Medieval Settlement, which is located in the boundaries of Antalya province, Alanya district and Okurcalar town, began to develop soon after Sultan Alaeddin I conquered the region. The region consists of a down city located on out skirt of sleep sloped castle and Alara Valley. Alara is located on the trade route pretecting its significance throughout the Middle Ages. The region has a strategic importance on the roads of Anatolia from the North to the South by its location. Although the castle which was used in the periods of Rome, Byzantine, Cilicia, Armenian Kingdom, Seljukian and Ottoman became a small settlement in the course of time, its main period was in the 13th century in medieval age after it was captured by the Turks. Down city primarily consists of structural units such as khan, bridge, mosque and bath. On the edge of creek, down bath is located outside of expanding fortress walls, lots in plants and its remains are almost entirely below ground. Because of its location, the bath building was damaged badly during the overflow of the Alara stream, also a part of building was able to survive. In this paper, a general evaluation will be done about architectural features of the building which was named “Down Bath” and had been unearthed by excavation during Alara Archeological Excavations.
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