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)