• Key Information

  • Pamukkale

  • Type
    Thermal Spring Water and Mineral Terraces
  • Area
    4.16 sq miles
  • Dimenions
    8,860 ft long, 1,970 ft wide, 525 ft high
  • Learning Point
  • Pamukkale has long been known for its mineral rich waters and has been a tourist attraction from the classical times. It is famous for its hot, thermal water cascading and forming beautiful pools.
  • Project
  • Draw the hot pools in Pamukkale.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Denizli Province, Turkey
  • Fun Facts
  • Pamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish, and was called Hierapolis in ancient times because of the nearby city.
  • The pools of water are made from calcium carbonate (similar to limestone) that has formed over thousands of years as the spring water moves down the terraces progressively.
  • The rock formation it is part of is made up of travertine, the result of this hot spring water process.
  • The cities of Laodicea and Ephesus were not far from this location.