Side is a peninsula of 350-400 meters wide, built on the coastal part of Antalya's Manavgat district. It is 75 km from the city center. It was the most important port city of the Pamphylia region where it was located.

The name Side means "pomegranate" in Anatolian language. According to some inscriptions found in this information, the history of Side dates back to the Hittites. According to some sources, VII. It was established before the century and has been under the rule of many civilizations over time. According to the Apameia Peace made in 188 BC, Pamphylia and Side were given to the Pergamon kingdom. On the other hand, Side gained its independence in a short time and lived one of its brightest periods. Side has been an important cultural center in the Eastern Mediterranean. Later it was under pirate invasion. After the Roman Consul Publius Servilius cleared the pirates, the region was now connected to the Roman Empire and Side experienced one of its brightest periods, especially with the slave trade. V and VI. Having lived its third and last bright period in the centuries, Side became the capital of the Eastern Pamphylia Metropolitan.

Later, the city weakened by the Arab invasion, Byzantine Emperor Konstansinos Porphyrogennetos mentioned in his work "De Thematibus" as a nest of pirates. The Arab geographer Idrisi referred to Side as "Burnt Antalya". Selimiye village was founded by Cretan immigrants on the ruins of Side, which is known as a trade and port city. It was merged with another village and received the status of municipality. XV. It was definitely included in the Turkish lands in the century, but since the Ottomans and Seljuks did not live in Side, there are not many works belonging to them.

Side Antique Theater, which is the only one in Anatolia in terms of its structure and plan among many riches of history, has become an important part of Side Antique City with its capacity of 17 thousand people.