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ROTARACT
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Bahçeşehir Rotaract
Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkey
Pamukkale is one of the symbols of both Turkish tourism and Denizli tourism. Pamukkale, which is 20 km
northeast of Denizli city center, is also a natural beauty that gives its name to the district in its region.
In the region, which has thermal springs that have been used as a healing center for thousands of years,
the white travertines formed by the collapse of the limestone in the water source resemble a natural
cotton field. Pamukkale, which has a unique view with the travertines created by the thermal waters in
the Büyük Menderes Basin, with a series of earthquakes that took place 400 thousand years ago, is a
place that gives visitors a visual feast.
In Pamukkale, where rich underwater resources come to the surface naturally, the water saturated with
calcium carbonate evaporates under the sun. After the cottony appearance of the gel-like white
travertines that emerged in the first place, the structure solidifies and turns into rocks with crystallized
surface. There are 17 hot water areas in the range of 35-100 ° C in the Pamukkale region, due to the
softness of its original form and its white color like cotton, pamuk means cotton in English. The thermal
water from the spring travels 320 meters and comes to the travertine. From here, it is poured into
travertine layers and travels another 240-300 meters. Plus, Pamukkale is located in the same area with
Hierapolis Ancient City and Roman Pool (Cleopatra Antique Pool). Hierapolis Ancient City and
Pamukkale Travertines, most of which are from the Roman period, were included in the UNESCO
World Heritage List in 1988 as both cultural and natural heritage.
Best season for Pamukkale is Spring (April to mid-June) and Autumn (mid-September to October).
During summer it would be unbearably hot and during winter there can be snowfall.
How to reach: By Plane to Denizli.
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