Pamukkale
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Pamukkale is a natural site in Turkey featuring striking white travertine terraces created by mineral-rich hot spring water flowing down a mountainside. The terraces are visually distinctive and geologically significant, making Pamukkale an important natural landmark.
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Key facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.image
- Pamukkale 30.jpg
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.image_upright
- 1.2
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.caption
- Panoramic view of travertine at Pamukkale
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.official_name
- Hierapolis-Pamukkale
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.location
- Denizli Province, Turkey
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.criteria
- (iii)(iv)(vii)
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID
- 485
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.year
- 1988
- UNESCO World Heritage Site.locmapin
- Turkey
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15 sectionsContents
- Geology
- History
- Iron Age
- Phrygian period
- Classical Age
- Hellenistic period
- Roman period
- Museum
- Tourism and conservation
- World Heritage Site
- Sister cities
- Similar places
- Notes
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Panoramic view of travertine terraces at Pamukkale thumb|Pamukkale sinter terraces
Pamukkale, () meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.