Hierapolis /ˌhaɪəˈræpəlɪs/ ( ''Ierapolis'') or Hieropolis (Ιερόπολις) was a town of the

Phrygian Pentapolis The Phrygian Pentapolis was an area of five cities (Greek ''pentapolis'', "five cities") in ancient Phrygia, now in Turkey. The five cities were: Eucarpia, Hierapolis Hierapolis (; , lit. "Holy City") was a Hellenistic Greek city built on the ...

ancient Phrygia In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; , ''Phrygía'') was a kingdom in the west-central part of Ancient regions of Anatolia#Classical Age regions (circa 200 BC), Anatolia, in what is now Asian Turkey, centered on the Sangarios River. Stories of ...

, inhabited during Roman and

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...

times. Its bishop in the late 2nd century AD was Abercius, the subject of a famous inscription. Its site is located near Koçhisar in Asiatic Turkey.

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Populated places in Phrygia Former populated places in Turkey Roman towns and cities in Turkey Populated places of the Byzantine Empire History of Afyonkarahisar Province Sandıklı District {{Afyonkarahisar-geo-stub