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Hierapolis-Pamukkale, 3/27/2006
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Town in Turkey2 viewsI don't know what its name was, because I don't know what route we took from Aphrodisias to Pamukkale. It might have been Karacasu.
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Encounters on the Road4 viewsTurkish kids and a donkey. Somewhere between Aphrodisias and Pamukkale.
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The Hierapolis Necropolis3 viewsTombs of rich people. Potter's field this ain't.
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Shepherd3 viewsThe Hierapolis necropolis serves as a grazing ground for local sheep. Here Attila talks to a shepherd and his dog.
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Mausoleum3 viewsIn the first centuries AD, when the city was at its height, many people came to take the waters at the thermal springs. Being in poor health, many died and were buried here in the Necropolis. Now sheep graze on their tombs.
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Empty Tomb2 viewsLara Croft was here.
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No Picnicking3 viewsPicnics were decidedly frowned on in Hierapolis. I'm glad they printed the sign in English, because Turkish, being a non-Indo-European language, is tough to figure out. I might have thought it meant something like "Official Picnic Area."
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Don't walk under me4 viewsIf that stone ever fell on anyone, it would hurt.
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Unidentified Structure3 viewsI have no idea what this unique and bizarre edifice was called, but Sandie thought it was worth a picture, and so do I.
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Domitian Gate2 viewsA 3-arch triumphal gate flanked by circular towers.
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Temple of Apollo and Plutonion2 viewsThe Plutonion is next to the Temple on the right of center.
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Temple of Apollo4 viewsThis Apollo, the chief god of Hierapolis, was linked to an ancient Anatolian sun-god, Lairbenos.
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