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Hierapolis
Ancient
City
Entrance
Fee:
110
TL.
Opeming
time:
06:30
Closing
time:
19:00
Hierapolis/Pamukkale
Calcite-laden
waters
have
created
an
unreal
landscape.
Made
up
of
mineral
forest,
petrified
waterfalls
and
a
series
of
terraced
basins
given
the
name
of
Pamukkale.
Belongs
to
the
province
of
Denizli
with
by
car
is
45-60
minutes
in
distance.
Hierapolis
is
very
intact
and
includes
all
the
attributes
necessary
to
express
its
'outstanding
universal
value'.
The
architecural
monuments
can
easily
be
appriciated.
The
theatre
is
used
for
performances
with
participation
of
thousands
of
people,while
excavitation
and
restoration
works
on
the
site
are
still
going
on.
Hierapolis
is
also
called
"Sacred
City".
In
the
1st
century
it
was
part
of
the
tri-city
area
of
Laodicea,
Colossae
and
Hierapolis.
By
the
end
of
the
14th
century,
the
village
had
been
abondened.
At
the
beginning
of
the
13th
century,
a
catastrophic
earthquake
leveled
the
ruins
of
the
ancient
city.
Hierapolis
is
a
small
Turkish
town
today.
It's
not
the
same
Hierapolis
which
was
an
important
canter
of
worship
for
Cybele,
goddess
of
fertility,
nor
does
it
have
anything
that
can
be
compared
to
neighboring
Pamukkale,
also
called
the
famous
'cotton
castle'.
If
you
visit
this
province
in
Turkey,
please
arrange
a
trip
to
Hierapolis
and
Pamukkale
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