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ANTALYA

Antalya, or Adalia as it is called nowadays, is the center of the coastal strip famous for its tourism; with its modern hotel facilities, sports grounds, tourist harbor and numerous camping grounds, Antalya boasts evergrowing numbers of tourists, who are attracted by its historic and artistic heritage and civilization, together with its spectacular scenery. Antalya was founded in 159 B.C. by King Attalus of Pergamon who gave it its name : Attaleia.

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