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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tripolis - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 26 January 2011  Page Views: 5098

Multi-periodSite Name: Tripolis
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Buldan  Nearest Village: Yenicekent
Latitude: 38.038841N  Longitude: 28.950078E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Tripolis submitted by davidmorgan : Part of the Columned Street in September 2006 before excavations started in 2013. They have now dug up the modern road on the left, through which the Columned Street continues. I wasn't allowed to photograph the excavations in October 2013. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in Denizli Province, Turkey.

Originally a Lydian town, all that remains are Roman ruins from the 1st century CE.
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Tripolis
Tripolis submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of the excavation area. In the far distance are the white travertines of Hierapolis 20km away. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tripolis submitted by davidmorgan : The ruined theatre. Frame grabbed from camcorder video. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tripolis submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of the ruined theatre at Tripolis. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Tripolis submitted by davidmorgan : Ongoing excavations of the Arched Agora and Columned Street at Tripolis. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Artifacts in ancient Tripolis show that *#*#* dates back 2,000 years by davidmorgan on Friday, 30 June 2017
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They've been doing a lot of excavating here, all Roman structures, but the fountain sounds good:

"There is a huge monumental fountain structure that was discovered last year and completely unearthed this year. It is 31 meters long, 7 meters wide, 14 meters high and three floors. It is one of the rarest structures in Anatolia".
Hürriyet

(Aren't I allowed to say "*#*#*"? Since it's in Turkey, perhaps tavla would do)
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Leopard figure discovered on ancient city walls in Denizli by davidmorgan on Monday, 16 December 2013
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Researchers working at the ancient city of Tripolis in Denizli have discovered the figure of a leopard on the wall of a shop that was located next to the market area.

“We know that the walls of the important buildings in the Roman era were covered with frescoes. We found one of the examples of it. There are various animal and plant figures on the walls of the shops. The leopard figure was significant to us. Zoologists from the university will conduct studies to find out the features of this figure,” said Pamukkale University Professor Bahadır Duman, the head of the excavation team at the ancient Aegean city.

Two of the shops, which were built in the Roman era, have been revealed, said Duman, adding that the shops, which date back to the 3rd century A.D., opened onto the main street of the city.

The excavation is currently working to unearth the entire ancient city, which is located in Denizli’s Buldan district.

Duman said the ancient city was set to receive financial support from the Southern Aegean Development Agency (GEKA) and that works would continue so as to welcome more visitors next year.

Buldan Vocation School Director Ercan Haytoğlu, meanwhile, said t that they were considering making the feline the symbol of the district.

Source: Hürriyet
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Ancient bazaar to serve tourism by davidmorgan on Thursday, 07 February 2013
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One of the strongest ancient structures in the ancient city of Tripoli is being unearthed during excavations that will continue until the end of 2013. The structure is a bazaar that will open to tourism.

An ancient closed bazaar the city of Tripoli, located in the Aegean province of Denizli’s Buldan district, will be completely unearthed and restored for commercial activity.

According to Denizli Governor Abdülkadir Demir, Tripoli was one of the three most important cities in the 2nd century B.C. along with Hierapolis and Laodicea, and a center for trade, textiles and agriculture.

He said that various universities had carried out short-term excavations in the ancient city over the last 15 years, but added that these were insufficient. Currently, the Pamukkale University Archaeology Department is continuing to excavate the area. The project began over five months ago and has progressed quickly, with a target completion date of the end of 2013.

Structures still strong

“A closed and open bazaar was found and streets were completely unearthed in this period. Work will not stop during winter. Some 336,000 Turkish Liras have so far been allocated by the Culture and Tourism Ministry and Special Provincial Directorate [for the project] but we won’t accept any limitation for the allocation because we need to revive these cities within a very short time,” the governor said.

The closed bazaar area in the ancient city, which has been able to maintain its structural integrity and has prevented erosion by being underground, will be fully unearthed next year.

“We hope that the closed bazaar area will become a very important tourism attraction. We will organize this area for tourists by the end of 2013. People can establish shops there. This is very important work, according to information provided by scientists, the structures were very lucky to remain underground because of erosion. They seem like they were recently constructed. I believe that this place will become one of the most important tourism centers in the region.”

The deputy head of the excavation team, Associate Professor Bahadır Durman, said that the ancient city of Tripoli was completely filled with soil erosion. “We found strong structures 3.5 to 4 meters deep and one of them was the closed bazaar. We will have completely unearthed this place next year when the excavation is done. Most parts of the closed bazaar area still remain strong. There are similar structures in the area but they are damaged and there is no such strong bazaar structure. The closed bazaar area is in Tripoli only. There are also other public buildings and examples of civic architecture as well as open bazaar areas, baths, a theater and a very big stadium.”

Source: Hurriyet.
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