Water at 35.6 C in Pamukkale (Ancient City of Hierapolis); Following the doctor's examination, it is recommended in the treatment of cardiovascular st ... More
Water at 35.6 C in Pamukkale (Ancient City of Hierapolis); Following the doctor's examination, it is recommended in the treatment of cardiovascular stiffness, blood pressure, rheumatism, rickets, paralysis, skin, eye, nervous system and vascular diseases, vascular inflammation and reyno disease disorders in accordance with the patient's condition. It is also recommended in stomach spasm, diuretic and inflammation, kidney and sandstones treatment when drunk warmly. The waters that create the Pamukkale Travertines have enabled Pamukkale to gain an important and unique place in thermal tourism. The geography where Pamukkale is located, Çürüksu (Lykos) Valley has a special structure with thermal water resources. People have used thermal water for thousands of years for therapeutic purposes and have built functional and spectacular baths here. The fame of Hierapolis stemming from its thermal waters spread to Anatolia in the Roman Period, and patients came here to find healing. In the city, which has become a medical center with its hot springs, patients have been temporarily or permanently accommodated for treatment purposes. In the Roman necropolis there are graves of patients who came from outside the city and stayed until the end of their lives. In the places where thermal springs are located, religious rites were held in the Ancient Period, festivals were organized with the participation of the people, and state administrators and rich people preferred this place for treatment. Research shows that treatments are managed by clergy and physicians. Today, in the area where the city of Hierapolis is located, the pleasure and happiness of swimming in the thermal waters embraced by historical buildings is completely different. The waters coming out of the karst areas that create the travertines; The lime solution in it has precipitated as a result of evaporation and the decomposition of carbon dioxide in the water. Usually white in color and resembling cotton piles, limestone tuffs form the Pamukkale travertines. The therapeutic properties of Pamukkale thermal water have been understood since ancient times, and its healing qualities have been scientifically proven centuries later. Pamukkale, which is included in the UNESCO Cultural Heritage List and carefully protected, offers many alternative treatment opportunities to its visitors with its healing thermal waters.
- It is located 18 kilometers to the north of Denizli city center. It is accessible by minibuses going from Denizli otagar to Pamukkale Archaeological Site.
- Pamukkale Travertenleri is located in Hierapolis.
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