Along the stretch of road between Antalya and Alanya -a major trade route during the time of the Anatolian Seljuks- one can see the ruins of two large @caravansaries.@ These two, the Alara and @Þarapsa Han,@ were major caravan stops on the laborious trek from the Antalya harbor to Konya. Alara Han, which is about 7 km. off the highway on the banks of the Alara Stream, was built in the year 1232, during the reign of
