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The Hierapolis Necropolis509 viewsTombs of rich people. Potter's field this ain't.
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The Wading Pool501 viewsThe morning air was chilly, but the waters were warm.
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Mausoleum494 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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Town in Turkey490 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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Temple of Apollo484 viewsThis Apollo, the chief god of Hierapolis, was linked to an ancient Anatolian sun-god, Lairbenos.
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Spa Pools466 viewsWhere you can swim among sunken artifacts of the ancient city.
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Encounters on the Road425 viewsTurkish kids and a donkey. Somewhere between Aphrodisias and Pamukkale.
 
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