Pamukkale White Terraces

Pamukkale is a village in the Southern Aegean region of Turkey, famous for its hot springs, Roman spa town of Hierapolis, and white terraced pools: the village name means "cotton castle".

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hierapolis and South Byzantine Gate.

Hierapolis

Archaeological site

Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hierapolis was a Hellenistic Greek city built on the site of a Phrygian cult center of the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele, in Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia, Turkey.

South Byzantine Gate

City gate

Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

South Byzantine Gate is a city gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pamukkale and Develi.

Pamukkale

Town

Photo: Юрій Хижняк (YuraHiz…, CC BY 3.0.

Pamukkale, formerly known as Akköy, is a municipality and district of Denizli Province, Turkey. Its area is 823 km2, and its population is 347,926. It first came into existence with the fusion of two small villages, Aziziye and Sultaniye in reference to the 19th century Ottoman sultan, founded by Dagestani refugees of the Russo-Turkish War.

Develi

Village

Develi is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Pamukkale, Denizli Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,010. Develi is situated 2½ km northwest of Pamukkale White Terraces.