The city is situated on the southern slopes of the Aglasun Mountains. The first traces of settlement on the territory of the city are about 12,000 years old. Also found in the site are remains of houses, a bouleuterion and a temple from the 2nd century BC and a 1st century BC fountain. From the 2nd century AD were found a theater, the Temple of Antoninus Pius, a nymphaeum and a library.