Geyre

Geyre

Geyre is the ruins of the ancient city Aphrodisias in the province of Aydın. It is a popular tourist attraction for Turkish people.

General Information

Altitude: 1800ftPopulation: 1,000Province: Aydın

ituation

Geyre is the ruins of Aphrodisias southwest of Denizli.

History

Geyre was settled in the fourth millennium B.C. Bronze Age pottery suggests that it used to be a trading post at one point during the Hittite period. In the Early Christian-Byzantine era the town was first a bishopric and then the seat of the Metropolitan Bishop of Caria; it was also rechristened Stavropolis. Despite having its fortifications strengthened in the latter part of the seventh century, in the eighth and ninth centuries the town succumbed to the Arabs.

See also

*Aydın Province
*Turkey
*Aphrodisias

External links

* [http://www.planetware.com/turkey/geyre-aphrodisias-afrodisias-tr-ay-ap.htm]


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