Kula Yanıkyöre rock formations
Katakekaumene or Catacecaumene (Greek : Κατακεκαυμένη ) was a name for a district in Lydia (modern western Turkey ), and a union of ten cities in the area, during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
The name means "burnt land"[ 2] [ 3] or "burnt country",[ 4] referring to the pitch-black color of the lava[ 5] and the dormant volcanic belt of Kula ,[ 6] which was first described by Strabo .[ 7] Strabo (Geographica , 12.8.19 ) reported that some place Katakekaumene as the site of the mythological battle between Zeus and the giant Typhon .
Decapolis
Cities of the ancient decapolis included:
References
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^ E. Akdeniz. "SOME EVIDENCE ON THE FIRST KNOWN RESIDENTS OF KATAKEKAUMENE (BURNED LANDS)". Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry . 11 (1): 69–74.
^ The American Journal of Science, Volume 38 (Kline Geology Laboratory, Yale University., 1840 ) p207.
^ Philadelphia in Lydia .
^ W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press , 24 Jun. 2010 ) p132 .