Denizli Province

sights.uz lists 21 historic and notable places in Denizli Province, Turkey. Among them are 15 monuments, 3 eco-tourism sites and 3 museums.

Hierapolis

Hierapolis (Ancient Greek: Ἱεράπολις, lit. "Holy City") was a Hellenistic Greek city in Phrygia, in southwestern Anatolia, Turkey. It was founded in the 3rd century BC, on the…

Laodicea on the Lycus

Laodicea on the Lycus (Greek: Λαοδίκεια πρὸς τοῦ Λύκου Laodikeia pros tou Lykou; Latin: Laodicea ad Lycum, also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia) (Turkish: Laodikeia or…

Colossae

Colossae (Ancient Greek: Κολοσσαί), sometimes called Colosse, also identified by medieval writers as Chonae (Greek: Χῶναι), was a city in Phrygia, in southern Asia Minor.

Lake Işıklı

Lake Işıklı (Turkish: Işıklı Gölü) is a freshwater lake in Turkey's inner Aegean Region extending on Çivril Plain between the provinces of Denizli and Afyonkarahisar. The lake is…

Beycesultan Hill

Beycesultan (pronounced [ˈbejdʒe sulˈtan]) is an archaeological site in western Anatolia (Asia Minor), located about 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of the modern-day city of Çivril in…

Ploutonion at Hierapolis

The Ploutonion at Hierapolis (Ancient Greek: Πλουτώνειον Ploutōneion, lit "Place of Pluto"; Latin: Plutonium) or Pluto's Gate was a ploutonion (a religious site dedicated to the…

Tripolis

Tripolis on the Meander (Greek: Τρίπολις, Eth. Greek: Τριπολίτης, Latin: Tripolis ad Maeandrum) – also Neapolis (Greek: Νεάπολις), Apollonia (Greek: Απολλωνία), and Antoniopolis…

Güney Waterfall

Güney Waterfall (Turkish: Güney Şelalesi) is a waterfall in Denizli Province, western Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country.

Heraclea by Salbace

Heraclea Salbace (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλεια Σαλβάκη, romanized: Herakleia Salbake), Heraclea Salbaces (Ἡράκλεια Σαλβάκης - Herakleia Salbakes), Heraclea ad Albanum (Ἡράκλεια πρὸς…

Pamukkale Archeology Museum

The Hierapolis Archaeological Museum or Pamukkale Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Hierapolis Arkeoloji Müzesi) is an archaeological museum located in the ancient city of…

Denizli Atatürk and Ethnography Museum

Denizli Museum, also known as Denizli Atatürk and Ethnography Museum (Turkish: Denizli Atatürk ve Etnoğrafya Müzesi), is a national museum in Denizli, Turkey. Established in…

Apollonia Salbaces

Apollonia Salbaces or Apollonia Salbakes (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλωνία Σαλβάκη) was a town in ancient Caria, Anatolia.

Keloğlan Cave

Keloğlan Cave is a cave located within the boundaries of the town of Dodurgalar, which belongs to the district of Acıpayam in Denizli. The point where the cave is situated is 3…

Denizli City Museum

Denizli City Museum, in the province of Denizli, Turkey, is a city museum that exhibits the cultural, social and economic heritage of the city from prehistoric times to the…

Temple Nymphaeum

This monumental fountain, locally called the Temple Nymphaeum, stands inside the sacred precinct of the Temple of Apollo at Hierapolis, near Pamukkale in Denizli province. Built…

Bayat Mosque

Bayat Village Mosque or Bayat Village Old Mosque is a mosque in the village of Bayat, which belongs to the district of Çivril in Denizli province, famous for its decorations.…

South Byzantine Gate

The South Byzantine Gate is one of the fortified entrances built into the walls that enclosed a contracted Hierapolis during the Late Antique period, within what is now the…

Hierapolis Frontinus Kapısı

The Frontinus Gate formed a monumental entrance to the Roman city of Hierapolis, now within the Pamukkale World Heritage Site in Denizli province. It was erected between 84 and…

Laodikeia East Byzantine Gate

The East Byzantine Gate was built at Laodicea on the Lycus, the ancient city near modern Denizli, in 395-396 AD under the joint authority of the emperors Theodosius I and…

Agora of Hierapolis

The Agora of Hierapolis was the main public square and commercial center of the ancient city, located within the Pamukkale archaeological zone in Denizli province. Its eastern…

Central Agora

The Central Agora was one of the principal public squares of Laodicea on the Lycus, the ancient city whose ruins lie near modern Denizli. Measuring roughly 112 by 60 meters, it…