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Pamukkale is situated 14 km far from Denizli. It is
very well known with is interesting travertins. It is
listed as the world’s importent touristic values. The
travertens have been exposed on the surface of the soil
400m high of sea level. Behind the travertens the
antique city (Hierapolis) and hot spring baths are the
importen spots worth to visit and see. These an called
“Pamukkale – coton castle” after is exposure which tend
to look like coton masses that in fact it was petrified
in the form of sheeps more less cream colored pombous
line stone hardining or exposure as a stalactite while
calcerrous water running become petrified in the form of
sheeps when it reaches the hot spring water 35°C after
having been mixed with gas of carbon dioxide and formed
the cream colored masses.
Hierapolis is situated 22 km North of Denizli. It
is founded by Eumenes the Second. The king of Peregemun
in 190 BC. The city had become the religious center of
Byzantinium Empire for a period of time. The city was
destroyed after a several earthquake in 1354 AD. The
Italian archelogist have carried out long term
archeological exavations in the session
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