Key facts

• Hierapolis — the Roman spa city: the most precisely 190 BC single Hierapolis Roman heritage — the city (the most precisely Eumenes II single 190 BC Hierapolis heritage: Hierapolis was founded around 190 BC by Eumenes II of Pergamon and later became a major Roman spa city — the most precisely Eumenes II single founding heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; the city was built above the thermal springs specifically to take advantage of the healing waters — the most precisely healing water single foundation heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; the necropolis (the most precisely 1200 single tomb Hierapolis necropolis heritage: the Hierapolis necropolis is the largest Greco-Roman necropolis in Anatolia with approximately 1,200 tombs — the most precisely largest single Greco-Roman necropolis heritage in Anatolia; the tombs range from simple rock-cut graves to elaborate temple-fronted sarcophagi; the bodies were brought to Hierapolis from across the ancient world for burial near the healing springs — the most precisely healing single burial heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; the Martyrium (the most precisely Saint Philip single martyrium Hierapolis heritage: the Martyrium of Saint Philip the Apostle is an octagonal martyrium built on the hill above Hierapolis where Philip the Apostle was reportedly martyred in 80 CE — the most precisely 80 CE single martyred apostle heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; the site is a pilgrimage destination for Eastern Orthodox Christians))
• The Cleopatra’s Pool (Sacred Pool / Antique Pool): the most precisely Roman column single submerged pool Pamukkale heritage — the pool (the most precisely 36°C single Cleopatra Pool temperature heritage: the Sacred Pool (Cleopatra’s Pool) is a large thermal pool at 36°C containing submerged ancient Roman columns, pediments, and architectural fragments — the most precisely 36°C single thermal pool heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; the fragments (the most precisely earthquake single 7th century fallen Pamukkale column heritage: the Roman columns in the pool fell into the thermal spring during an earthquake in the 7th century CE — the most precisely earthquake single fallen column heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; the pool contains the remains of the sacred precinct of Apollo — the most precisely Apollo single sacred precinct heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; visitors can swim among the submerged columns — the most precisely swim single Roman column heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; the admission is separate from the main site)
• The Plutonium: the most precisely Plutonium single death cave Pamukkale heritage — the cave (the most precisely CO2 single death cave Hierapolis Plutonium heritage: the Plutonium (Gate to the Underworld) at Hierapolis is a cave from which deadly CO2 gas continuously seeps — the most precisely CO2 single deadly cave heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; the ancient Phrygians and Romans believed this was a gate to the underworld — the most precisely underworld single gate heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; priests of Cybele demonstrated their divine power by holding animals over the opening until they died — the most precisely priest single divine power heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; the cave was sealed in ancient times and reopened for tourism — the most precisely reopened single death cave heritage in any Middle Eastern UNESCO world heritage site; it is now fenced; birds that fly too close die)
• GPS: 37.9197° N, 29.1203° E