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Castabala

Castabala may refer to :

  • Castabala (city), or Hierapolis (ad Pyram), in modern Turkey, an Ancient former city and bishopric in Cilicia, presently a Latin Catholic titular bishopric
  • the insect Barsine (moth)
Castabala (city)

Castabala , also known as Hieropolis and Hierapolis [ad Pyramum] was a city in Cilicia (modern southern Turkey), near the Ceyhan River (ancient Pyramus).

The Turkish town of Kırmıtlı, in the Osmaniye district of Osmaniye Province, sits atop the ruins of the ancient city.