DENIZLI, Turkey . The discovery of a necropolis found in Turkey’s UNESCO World Heritage site Hierapolis-Pamukkale changed the history of the region, according to the head of excavation in the ...

Pamukkale in Turkey looks like a snowy paradise but its hot springs have been a geothermal tourist attraction for millennia, long before today’s Instagrammers found them.

Pamukkale-Hierapolis is situated on the western rim of the vast Anatolian plateau, around 120 miles east of the popular Aegean resort cum cruise ship port of Kusadasi, near Ephesus.

The archaeologist also claimed to have found the tomb of Saint Philip, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, in Hierapolis, in 2011. The ancient city was founded in about 190BC by Eumenes II ...

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TURKEY’s stunning Pamukkale is often described as a fairytale landscape by visitors, with its name literally translating to “cotton castle” in the local language. The town is jam … ...

Together with the ruins of Hierapolis, Pamukkale is now a protected UNESCO World Heritage Site. Prior to the 1988 designation, the terraces were in danger of being destroyed through a combination ...

Ancient ‘Gates of Hell’ found in Pamukkale, Turkey Simon Holden Published Apr 4, 2013, 1:23pm | Updated Dec 9, 2019, 4:33pm Share this article via whatsapp Share this article via twitter ...