Hierapolis - Necropolis / Town walls

Beyond both the north and south gates of Hierapolis lie necropoles. The northern cemetery ranks as one of the largest and best-preserved examples in Anatolia with 1,200 tombs including Hellenistic tumuli, Roman sarcophagi, burial chambers, temples to the dead and complete burial grounds from Early Christian times. Over 300 inscriptions describe the cemetery's development and the origins of the dead.

About 150m/165yds east of the theater substantial remains of the old town walls can be seen and behind them lie more burial grounds. Outside the walls stands a Roman cistern which supplied the town with drinking water via two aqueducts.