Tripolis
Tripolis is a visitable archaeological site in Buldan, Denizli, Türkiye, with surviving remains visible on site.
Photo: Mr. Arif Solak · CC BY 3.0
- Country
- Türkiye
- Region
- Buldan, Denizli
- Civilisation
- Anatolian heritage
- Period
- Hellenistic–Roman–Byzantine
Through time
The story
Tripolis on the Meander – also Neapolis (Greek: Νεάπολις), Apollonia (Greek: Απολλωνία), and Antoniopolis (Greek: Αντωνιόπολις) – was an ancient city on the borders of Phrygia, Caria and Lydia, on the northern bank of the upper course of the Maeander, and on the road leading from Sardes by Philadelphia to Laodicea ad Lycum. (It. Ant. p. 336; Tab. Peut.) It was situated 20 km to the northwest of Hierapolis.
Ruins of it still exist near Yenicekent (formerly Yeniji or Kash Yeniji), a township in the Buldan district of Denizli Province, Turkey. (Arundell, Seven Churches, p. 245; Hamilton, Researches, i. p. 525; Fellows, Asia Minor, p. 287.) The ruins mostly date from the Roman and Byzantine periods and include a theater, baths, city walls, and a necropolis. An ancient church, dating back 1,500 years, has been unearthed in 2013.
Adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What you will see
- Sütunlu cadde
- Agora
- Baths
Before you go
- Check opening hours and ticket rules shortly before your visit — they change seasonally.
- Plan for the heat. Most ancient sites have little shade; go early or late.
- Respect the barriers. Fragile surfaces are protected for the next visitors.
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