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From: 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.

From: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

 Hierapolis, holy city