hierapolis

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hierapolis - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Hierapolis
  sacred city, a city of Phrygia, where was a Christian church
  under the care of Epaphras (Col. 4:12, 13). This church was
  founded at the same time as that of Colosse. It now bears the
  name of Pambuk-Kalek, i.e., "Cotton Castle", from the white
  appearance of the cliffs at the base of which the ruins are
  found.