Places of Interest
see the article on Denizli and other districts for more details.... near Denizli...
- Laodicea ad Lycum - Ruins of the ancient city 6 km north of Denizli near the village of Eskihisar.
- Hierapolis and Pamukkale -20 km north of Denizli. The ruins of the ancient city and the hillside covered in minerals from the thermal waters.
- The Seljuk caravanserai Akhan, 6 km from Denizli on the Ankara highway.
and near the other districts in the province....
- Tripolis (Phrygia) near the village of Yenicekent in Buldan - ruins of a city dating back to the Hellenistic period.
- a few remains of the ancient city of Colossae, in Honaz.
- Beycehöyük in Çivril, where several antiquities of the Copper Age dating back to 3000 BC were found.
- The Hanabat Caravanserai in Çardak is a typical Seljuk caravaserai.
- The Ahmetli Bridge over the Great Menderes river, 15 km from Sarayköy dates back to the Roman era.
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