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Muskara | Travel | Agency | |
pamukkale
| At Pamukkale ("Cotton Castle") nature has produced a sight of spectacular beauty. For thousands of years an underground spring located deep in the earth has been pouring out streams of hot mineral-saturated water. As it has flowed down the mountainside the steaming water has hollowed enormous circular basins in the earth, dazzlingly-white calcareous rock.To the ancients such beauty could only mean that the place was holy to the gods. |
| Built near the natural hot springs, the grand city of Hierapolis attracted a steady stream of pilgrims, who came to bathe in the curative waters. Pamukkale is located 250 km from Izmir and 20 km from Denizli. |
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| Physio-chemical
characteristics and indications The mineral-rich Pamukkale hot springs are composed of calcium-magnesium sulfate and bicarbonate. |
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They contain cabon dioxide and have a radioactive content of 1,537 picokuri/liter or 56 bekerel/liter). Water temperature is 36 to 38"C with a PH of 6. Total mineral content is 2,430 mg/lt. |
| The waters are used both for drinking and bathing. They are recommended for the treatment of rheumatic, dermatological and gynaecological diseases, neurological and physical exhaustion, digestive maladies and nutrition disorders. |
