Pamukkale (cotton castle)
Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The city contains hot springs and travertines, terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing 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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- Asia (1063)
- Western Asia (303)
- Turkey (74)
- Exact location (29.1200 E, 39.9200 N)
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2010
Submitted on 6 February 2014
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Josep Miquel Ubalde Bauló (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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