The pictures are from my trip to Turkey in August 2004.

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Pictures of Pamukkale, Turkey

Pamukkale, Turkey

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The calcium oxide-rich waters flowing down the southern slope of Caldag located north of the ruins have, over the millennia, built up deposits of white travertine on the plateau thus fully justifying both the site's ancient name of Hierapolis (Holy City) and its modern one of Pamukkale (Cotton Castle).

Pamukkale, Turkey

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Pamukkale, Turkey.