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Pamukkale (in english "Cotton Castle") Travertines
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The calcium oxide-rich waters flowing down the southern slope of Caldag located north of the ruins have, over the millennia, built up deposits of white travertine on the plateau thus fully justifying both the site's ancient name of Hierapolis (Holy City) and its modern one of Pamukkale (Cotton Castle).
nature conservation park / areainteresting placeUNESCO World Heritage Sitetourist attraction
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamukkale
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°55'37"N 29°7'20"E
- Ancient city of Hierapolis (Pamukkale) 1.6 km
- Laodicea on the Lycus 9 km
- Ören Canyon 130 km
- Gunluklu Bay 135 km
- Keraitae (Pisidian) 138 km
- Kremna (Pisidian) 145 km
- Milias (Pisidian) 159 km
- Yazili Canyon 164 km
- Perga (Perge) 186 km
- Antalya EXPO 2016 189 km
- Памуккале - термальные бассейны (травертины) 0.5 km
- north necropolis 1.2 km
- SPA hotel Colossae thermal 5* 3.2 km
- Pamukkale Richmond Hotel 3.4 km
- Quarries 3.6 km
- HIERAPOLIS TERMAL HOTEL 3.8 km
- Cotton field 4.2 km
- Akköy 5.6 km
- Gürlesin tekstil 11 km
- Denizli Province 34 km
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