Hierapolis-Pamukkale
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (vii).
Region
Europe and North America
Türkiye
Inscribed
1988
Area
1,077 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Hierapolis-Pamukkale is about 18 km north of Denizli. The nearest other World Heritage site is Aphrodisias, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Denizli · about 372,000 peopleabout 18 km south
- Uşak · about 153,000 peopleabout 90 km north
- Muğla · about 48,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Burdur · about 66,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Aydın · about 199,000 peopleabout 110 km west
- Isparta · about 172,000 peopleabout 120 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
TürkiyeCultural43 km away
TürkiyeCultural113 km away
TürkiyeCultural154 km away
TürkiyeCultural178 km away
GreeceCultural183 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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