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HERAKLEIA SALBAKE

The city is in the borders of Vakif village that is 10 km northwest of Tavas District. Residence is intense in the region surrounded with the water in the north. Herakleia Salbake is located at the skirts of Babadag mountain range separating the Caria and Phrygia regions indicated in archaic geography and looking to the current Tavas Plain. It is known as Caria city. Heraklia and Aphrodisias are separated by Tmelos (Kirkpinar) Brook as a natural border.

The river god of both cities is Tmelos. Heraklia is close to and peer of the cities Aphrodisias in its west, Apollonia and Tabai in its south and Sebastopolis and Kidrama in its southeast. No information could be obtained from the archaic sources about the first establishment of the city. The important buildings of the city are Roman Period city wall surrounding the city and the stadium.

Stadium
It is between the wall surrounding the archaic city and the current Vakif Village. Some steps belonging to the stadium in EastWest direction can be seen on the slopes. The steps in the western side are completely destroyed.

Heraklia Hieron
It is 4 km east of Herakleia Salbake archaic city and 1 km northeastern of the current TavasKizilcabölük town, at the location called as Ören Sirti and Kocapinar location. Hieron, which is located on the slope of Salbakos (Babadag) has the form of a rectangular prism. Its four sides are surrounded with relief consisting of plates. Here, mythological scenes relating to Artemis, Apollon, Pan, Dionysos and Herakles are shown.

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