Why visit Gazipaşa
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 84 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Cestrus and Kaystros.
Weather in Gazipaşa
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About Gazipaşa
Gazipaşa (Turkish pronunciation: [ɡaˈzipaʃa]) is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,111 km2, and its population is 53,702 (2022). It is situated on the Mediterranean coast, 180 km east of the city of Antalya. Gazipaşa is a quiet rural district famous for its bananas and oranges.
From the Wikipedia article Gazipaşa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks7
Cestrus
Monument and historic site · 3.8 km
Ancient city of Cilicia in modern-day Turkey
Kaystros
Monument and historic site · 3.8 km
Ancient city of Cilicia in modern-day Turkey
Selinus
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
Archaeological site in Cilicia (Turkey)
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes84
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History
This is a part of the world with a long history, and there is evidence of Hittite settlement going back to 2000 BC, and it is assumed that this coast was settled long before that. The Ancient Greek city of Selinus was established here on the River Kestros (today called Hacımusa) by 628 BC, as part of the kingdom of Cilicia. In 197 BC the area passed into the hands of the Ancient Romans, and in the 2nd century AD the Emperor Trajan died here after falling ill while journeying along the Mediterranean coast. His body was taken by his successor Hadrian for burial in Rome and for a period the town was named Traianapolis.
The later Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) continued to rule the area until it was taken by the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia who lost the area to the Seljuk Turks of `Ala' ad-Din Kay-Qubad in 1225. Selinus was retaken briefly by Armenians before the conquest of Karamanids in the end of the 13th century. During the area of the Anatolian beyliks the coast including Selinti was controlled by the Karamanid clan of Konya and was brought into the Ottoman Empire in 1472 by Gedik Ahmet Pasha, naval commander of Sultan Mehmet II. The 17th century traveller Evliya Çelebi records Selinti as a group of 26 villages, with a well-kept mosque on the seafront along with a jetty for boats to Cyprus, and green mountains behind.
From the History section of Gazipaşa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship11
Shopping38
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries18
Healthcare16
Map of Gazipaşa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Gazipaşa-Alanya Airport (GZP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 km away.
- İmamlı 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Yeşilöz 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Ilıcaköy 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Çamlıca 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Karatepe 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Keşaflı 19 km northwest, about 19 min by car
- Demirtaş 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Mahmutlar 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Alanya 42 km northwest, about 42 min by car
- Konaklı 52 km northwest, about 52 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Cebeli, GAZİPAŞA GENÇLİK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The aqueduct of Selinus, Cilicia, Turkey (36599906310), Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, andershl, CC BY-SA 4.0
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