🏛️ Hierapolis-Pamukkale

Turkey · Asia · Cultural · 37.92°N, 29.12°E

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.

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Quick facts

Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	37.92°N, 29.12°E · view on map

Hierapolis-Pamukkale is a cultural World Heritage site in Turkey, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Hierapolis-Pamukkale was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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