History and archaeology / Archaeological site
Pepuza Ancient City
Karahallı, Uşak
A Phrygian city that was the center of the early Christian movement known as Montanism in the 2nd-6th centuries.
Its story
Pepuza is in the Banaz Çayı valley near Karayakuplu village in Karahallı. From the mid-2nd century AD to the mid-6th century, it was the center of the Montanist movement, which spread across the Roman Empire. Followers of the movement saw Pepuza as the 'New Jerusalem'. At the site, which bears uninterrupted traces of settlement from the Hellenistic period to the Byzantine era, rock-cut structures and traces of a monastery complex have been identified.
Key facts
- Period
- Hellenistic - Byzantine
- Location
- Karahallı, Karayakuplu village
Trip purpose
- Free
- Quiet
Location
38.40806, 29.46139
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepuza | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepuza