Yenicekent is a depending township in

Buldan Buldan is a town and a district of Denizli Province in the inner Aegean Region of Turkey. Buldan district area neighbors to the east and the south three other districts of the same province, namely Güney, Akköy and Sarayköy, and to the west ...

district,

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in southwestern

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. The region is notable for its high plains covered with dense forests. Yenicekent is also the site of ancient Tripolis of Phrygia.

History

Tripolis of Phrygia was an ancient settlement near the village of Yenice in Buldan district. Ruins date back to the

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. Tripolis, which was on the

Sardis Sardis () or Sardes (; Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 ''Sfard''; el, Σάρδεις ''Sardeis''; peo, Sparda; hbo, ספרד ''Sfarad'') was an ancient city at the location of modern ''Sart'' (Sartmahmut before 19 October 2005), near Salihli, ...

- Laodicea road extending down to

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, was established for military and commercial purposes. Tripolis became famous with the expansion of

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with its people working in agriculture and weaving. The present weaving industry in Buldan can be traced back to ancient times. Few remains of the city walls; only the theatre, the

hippodrome The hippodrome ( el, ἱππόδρομος) was an ancient Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words ''hippos'' (ἵππος; "horse") and ''dromos'' (δρόμος; "course"). The term is used i ...

and some tombs survived the great earthquake of 1354. The ruins are unexplored to date and are situated east of the modern town, on the slopes between Yenicekent and

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bed, at a distance of from Denizli city. Populated places in Denizli Province Towns in Turkey {{Denizli-geo-stub