▁ancient ▁cities ▁across ▁An atol ia . ▁The ▁ancient ▁and ▁modern ▁Greek ▁language ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁is ▁. ▁In ▁Turkish ▁language , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁adapted ▁to ▁Berg ama . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁Per g amos ▁der ives ▁from ▁Per ga ▁( as ▁ker amos ▁from ▁k era = ear th , ▁cl ay ), ▁although ▁a ▁Turkish ▁author ▁ ▁Ö z han ▁Ö zt ür k ▁claims ▁that ▁Berg ama ▁means ▁" high ▁settlement / base " ▁in ▁H itt ite ▁language ▁( reference ▁needed ), ▁while ▁Arg oma ▁( mod ern ▁Sul u ova ) ▁in ▁Am as ya ▁means ▁" border ▁settlement " ▁at ▁the ▁H itt ite - K ask ian ▁border . ▁ ▁General ▁features ▁Currently , ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁cot ton , ▁gold , ▁and ▁fine ▁car p ets , ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁the ▁ancient ▁Greek ▁and ▁Roman ▁cultural ▁center ▁of ▁Per g am on ; ▁its ▁wealth ▁of ▁ancient ▁ru ins ▁continues ▁to ▁attract ▁considerable ▁tour ist ▁interest ▁today , ▁although ▁its ▁famous ▁Temple ▁has ▁been ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Per g am on ▁Museum , ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁on ▁a ▁prom ont ory ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Bak ı r ç ay ▁river , ▁ ▁in land ▁from ▁the ▁A ege an ▁Sea , ▁Berg ama ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 0 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁city ▁of ▁Per g am on ▁lie ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁modern