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settlement of Kelenai (remains of a theater). Following the Battle of Magnesia (Manisa) in 190 B.C. Antiochus the Great took refuge in the Seleucid palace here. In Roman times Apameia was the most important trading center east of Ephesus and was a bishopric until taken by the Seljuks in 1070. Kibotos (= "tub"), the second and unofficial part of its name, is believed to derive from Noah's Ark which, according to a somewhat fanciful Jewish tradition - there was a large Jewish community here - came to rest on this spot. Owing to the frequency of earthquakes (northwest edge of the Isparta arc) the town itself is devoid of historic monuments. There is much of interest to be seen in the surrounding countryside however (guide recommended).