Hierapolis

Ancient sitePamukkale, Denizli

37.9074°N · 29.1460°E

Status: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hierapolis is a ancient site in Denizli; Roman spa city perched on Pamukkale's white travertines, with a necropolis of 1,200 sarcophagi.

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Location: 37.9074°N · 29.1460°E

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Roman spa city perched on Pamukkale's white travertines, with a necropolis of 1,200 sarcophagi.

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Hierapolis was a Hellenistic Greek city in Phrygia, southwestern Anatolia, adjacent to modern Pamukkale near Denizli. Founded in the 3rd century BC on a Phrygian cult site of the mother goddess Cybele, it was renowned for its hot springs, fine wool fabrics and dyes, and as the birthplace of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus.

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