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🏛️ Hierapolis-Tripolis

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🏛️ Hierapolis-Tripolis
Roman and Byzantine ruins in southwestern Turkey's Lycos River valley


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 11:00
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Denizli Province, Turkey, in the valley of the Lycos (Çürüksu) River
  • Occupied from Hellenistic period through Byzantine era; flourished as Roman city 1st–3rd centuries CE
  • Known for thermal springs and marble quarries that supplied regional construction
  • Site remains largely unexcavated; substantial ruins visible but minimal modern infrastructure

Hierapolis-Tripolis stands as a partially explored Roman and Byzantine settlement in the Lycos River valley of southwestern Anatolia ...

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