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Denizli

Area: 11.868 km²

Population: 750.882 (1990)

Traffic Code: 20

Districts: Denizli (center), Acipayam, Akkoy, Babadag, Baklan, Bekilli, Beyagac, Bozkurt, Buldan, Tavas, Cameli, Cal, Cardak, Civril, Guney, Honaz, Kale, Saraykoy, Serinhisar.

Sites of Interest:

  • Pamukkale (Hierapolis)
  • Camlik
  • Karci River and Evkara Camligi Forest Recreation Areas
  • Ortakci
  • Karahayit and Yenice Hot Springs
  • Beycesultan tumulus
  • Laodikeia, Hierapolis and Tripolis ruins
  • Akhan, Cardakhan Inns (caravansary)
  • Ahmetli Bridge (Akkopru)
  • Sultan Murad II Mosque
  • Beycesultan vault
  • Yatagan Baba Mausoleum
  • Pamukkale Museum

Camping

  • Seref Tur Camping: Denizli; Telephone: (258) 279 22 96
  • Cankur Camping: Denizli; Telephone: (258) 272 27 54
  • Kirmizi Su Camping: Denizli; Telephone: (258) 271 41 13
  • Erdogan Camping: Denizli; Telephone: (258) 271 42 44
  • Termotes Camping: Karahayit / Denizli; Telephone: (258) 271 40 66
  • Camtur Camping: Pamukkale / Denizli; Telephone: (258) 283 21 10

Cultural and Historical Rescources and Organizations

  • Provincial Cultural Directorate: Telephone: (258) 265 54 48, Fax: (258) 265 07 87
  • State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate: Istiklal Caddesi Il Halk Kutuphanesi, Denizli; Telephone: (0 258) 262 43 23, Fax: 265 07 87
  • Hieropolis Museum, Pamukkale / Denizli; Telephone: (258) 261 27 55, Fax: (258) 223 08 02

Historical Sites and Ruins

  • Hierapolis - Center/Pamukkale
  • Laodikya - Center/Pamukkale
  • Tripolis - Buldan/Yenice
  • Apollonia Salbace - Tavas/Medet
  • Herakleia Salbace - Tavas/Vakif
  • Herakleia - Tavas/Kizilcahoyuk
  • Sebastopolis - Tavas/Kizilcahoyuk
  • Colossae - Honas
  • Eumeneia - Civril/Isikli
  • Dionysopolis - Cal/Bahadirlar
  • Attuda - Saraykoy/Hisar
  • Trapezopolis - Babadag/Bekirler
  • Alacain - Acipayam
  • Thinta - Center/Gozler
  • Ecesultan - Civril
  • Yassihoyuk - Acipayam
  • Tabae - Kale

Local Days of Celebration:

  • 4 February: Arrival of Ataturk at Denizli; Denizli
  • 24 May: Commemoration Day for Joining the National Independence Movement; Saraykoy

Freedom from Occupation Days:

  • 3 September: Freedom Day for Guney; Guney District
  • 4 September: Freedom Day for Buldan; Buldan District

Festivals:

  • The last Monday of May or the first Monday of June: Honaz Cherry Festival; Honaz
  • Last week of July: Yenicekent Grape Festival; Yenicekent / Buldan

Festivities

  • First week of September: Grape Harvest Festivities; Cal
  • January: Camel Wrestling; Saraykoy
  • 2nd week of October: Yenicekent Promegranate Festivity; Yenicekent (Baklan)