Some 90 miles [150 km] east of Ephesus and situated at the junction of major trade routes in the fertile valley of the Lycus River, Laodicea was a very prosperous manufacturing city and banking center. Garments made from the black wool of the region were widely known.
এই চহৰখন ইফিচীৰ পৰা ১৫০ কিলোমিটাৰ আঁতৰত লুইকোচ নদীৰ দাঁতিত অৱস্থিত হোৱাৰ বাবে বেহা - বেপাৰৰ মুখ্য কেন্দ্ৰ আছিল ।