1. PAMMUKKALE [HIERAPOLIS]
A UNIQUE PLACE OF THE WORLD

2. WHAT IS PAMMUKALE ?
Pamukkale, which means 'Cotton Castle'
in Turkish, is known as 8th world wonder
by Turkish people.
Pamukkale is a natural site and a famous
tourist attraction in south-western
Turkey in the Denizli Province.
Pamukkale is located in Turkey's Inner
Aegean region, in the River Menderes
valley, which enjoys a temperate climate
over the greater part of the year.
The summers are hot and dry, and
winters warm and rainy.
Tourists travel from the coast of Antalya
and the Aegean Sea to Pamukkale.

3. HISTORY OF PAMMUKKALE

4. HOW WAS PAMMUKKALE FORMED?
Pamukkale was formed when a spring with a high
content of dissolved calcium bicarbonate cascaded
over the edge of the cliff, which cooled and hardened
leaving calcium deposits. This formed into great
natural pools, shelves and ridges, which tourists could
plunge and splash in the hot water.

5. THE ROMAN TEMPLE OF APOLLO
Pamukkale has been a spa since the Romans built the
spa city of Hierapolis around a sacred warm-water
spring. The Sacred Pool is still there, littered with
marble columns from the Roman Temple of Apollo.
You can swim in it for a fee.

6. TOURISTS AND ATTRACTIONS
AT PAMMUKKALE

7. THREE LOCATIONS MOST
IMPORTANT TO VISITORS
Three locations are of importance to visitors at Pamukkale:
Pamukkale Town
At the foot of the travertines, the little town of
Pamukkale has numerous
small hotels, pensions, restaurants, and such services as
shops and bus ticket offices. Many pensions have their
own small warm mineral water pools.
Karahayıt
Several kilometers to the north of the plateau, the village
of Karahayıt is surrounded by big resort hotels busy with
bus tour groups.
The Plateau
The travertines form a plateau atop which is the Sacred
Pool, the ruins of Hierapolis, and the Archeological
Museum. These are what you want to see. There are three
entrances to the plateau.

8. Pamukkale used to be a favorite stop on every
backpacker's trip to Turkey. Adventurous travelers
would stay in Pamukkale Town's small pensions and
hotels, bask in the warm mineral water of the
travertime pools, linger over long dinners, exchange
tales of the road, and generally have a wonderful time
in this laid-back atmosphere

9. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
PAMMUKKALE

10. The water at Pammukale is at 35 degrees
celsius.
The stunning white calcium pools, which cling
to the side of a ridge, have been long one of
the most famous picture postal card views of
Turkey.
Pammukkale is said to be a place that is
advantageous to treat maladies.
People are recommended to go to
Pammukkale for the treatment of high blood
pressure, heart diseases, rheumatism,
circulatory problems, nervous disorders,
digestive maladies, nervous and physical
exhaustion, eye & skin diseases and nutritional
disorders.

11. WHERE IS PAMMUKKALE?

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/go/Aegean/Pamukkale/
http://www.pamukkaleturkey.com/

14. MADE BY : AAKANKSHA MADAN