Denizli Province

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Denizli Province Denizli ili
Province and metropolitan municipality
Pamukkale
Location of the province within Turkey
Country	Turkey
Seat	Denizli
Government
• Mayor	Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu[1] (CHP)
• Vali	Ömer Faruk Coşkun[2]
Area	12,134 km2 (4,685 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[3]	1,056,332
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0258
Website	www.denizli.bel.tr www.denizli.gov.tr

Denizli Province (

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Districts

List of districts of Denizli Province

District	Population (2022)[3]
Acıpayam	54,888
Babadağ	6,340
Baklan	5,296
Bekilli	6,424
Beyağaç	6,197
Bozkurt	12,331
Buldan	26,630
Çal	17,889
Çameli	17,549
Çardak	8,452
Çivril	59,967
Güney	9,448
Honaz	34,074
Kale	19,202
Merkezefendi	336,818
Pamukkale	347,926
Sarayköy	30,834
Serinhisar	14,355
Tavas	41,712
Grand total	1,056,332

Geography

Hieropolis

Approximately 28-30% of the land is plain, 25% is high plateau and tableland, and 47% is mountainous. At 2571m

which reaches 200˚C. A geothermal steam source was first found in the region in 1965 during drilling work. Today there is a power plant producing electricity from the geothermal steam. Only 11% of the geothermal energy source is used to produce electricity and 89% of it, which flows into the Great Menderes, is 150˚C at source (it is contains energy equal to 35,000 to 40,000 tonnes of fuel oil).

Climate

In general the Aegean region has a Mediterranean climate. Temperatures can rise to 40 °C during summer and fall to -5 °C in winter. There are about 80 days with precipitation, mainly during winter.

History

Antiquity

There are traces of

for his wife Laodice. Laodicea is located 6 km north of the city of Denizli. The city of .

Christian era

The province has strong biblical connections: in the

rule.

Turkish era

Turks were first seen in Denizli in 1070 when

. Later, after the Turks had established control of the ancient cities, they moved south to the site of the present city of Denizli, where drinking water was brought through stone pipes. The name Laodicea slowly changed into “Ladik” then since the 17th century other names were given “Tonguzlu”, ”Tonuzlu”, ”Tenguzlug”, ”Donuzlu” and finally “Denizli”. After .

Places of interest

see the article on Denizli and other districts for more details.... near Denizli...

• Laodicea ad Lycum - Ruins of the ancient city located north of Denizli, about 1 km north of the village of Eskihisar
  .
• Hierapolis and Pamukkale -20 km north of Denizli. The ruins of the ancient city and the hillside covered in minerals from the thermal waters.
• The
  Seljuk
  caravanserai Akhan, 6 km from Denizli on the Ankara highway.

and near the other districts in the province....

• Tripolis (Phrygia) near the village of Yenicekent in Buldan
  - ruins of a city dating back to the Hellenistic period.
• a few remains of the ancient city of Colossae, in Honaz.
• Beycehöyük in Çivril, where several antiquities of the Copper Age dating back to 3000 BC were found.
• The Hanabat Caravanserai in Çardak is a typical Seljuk caravanserai.
• The Ahmetli Bridge over the Great Menderes river, 15 km from Sarayköy dates back to the Roman era.

Denizli rooster

Denizli is renowned in Turkey for having a famous breed of cock, renowned for its appearance and colour, along with its prolonged and melodious crows. Great effort is taken by the state and local farmers to preserve the breed. In appearance the Denizli cock has black eyes, dark grey legs, a long neck, and a red crown. It weighs 3-3.5 kg, and has a distinctive crow.

See also

• List of populated places in Denizli Province
• Kocabaş cranium

References

External links

Media related to Denizli Province at Wikimedia Commons

• Denizli governor's official website (in English)
• Denizli municipality's official website (in Turkish)
• Map of Denizli
• Satellite view Archived 2004-06-30 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
• The Rooster Cock of Denizli
• Denizli Weather Forecast Information (in English)
• Denizli Telephone Address Book, Guide

37°44′36″N 29°17′29″E / 37.74333°N 29.29139°E / 37.74333; 29.29139