Pamukkale, which is an important tourism center with its white travertines, thermal springs and ancient cities, is in Denizli.

PLACES TO VISIT

Hierapolis (Pamukkale): 18 km from Denizli. The ancient city of Hierapolis, located in the north, is called the Holy City in the archeology literature due to the existence of many temples and other religious structures known in the city.

Hierapolis is among the various historical regions surrounding it with its geographical location. Strabo and Ptolemaios, who lived in the First Age, claim that Hierapolis was a Phrygian city with its proximity to the cities of Laodikeia and Tripolis, which borders the Caria region. We know from the Mother Goddess cult that there was a life in the city before it was named Hierapolis.

Although information about the foundation of the city is limited; King of Pergamum II. By Eumenes BC. II. It is known that it was founded in the early 20th century and took the name Hierapolis because of Hiera, the queen of Amazons, wife of Telephos, the legendary founder of Bergama.

Hierapolis maintained its original texture by adhering to the principles of urbanization until the great earthquake in the period of the Roman Emperor Neron (60 AD). The city was severely damaged by the Neron period earthquake and was completely renovated. After these earthquakes, it lost all its characteristics. Hierapolis has been a very important center in the Byzantine Period after the Roman Period. This importance, MS. Being a center of Christianity (metropolis) since the 4th century AD. In the years of 80, Hz. It is due to the murder of St. Philip, one of the apostles of Jesus, here. Hierapolis passed into the hands of the Turks towards the end of the 12th century.