UNESCO Pamukkale White Travertines, Cleopatra Ancient Pool and Hierapolis

History and General Information / Local Legends and Folklore Pamukkale and the Ancient City of Hierapolis, one of the rare areas in the world that are on the UNESCO World Heritage List as both natural and cultural heritage, have been an uninterrupted center of healing and purification for approximately 2,200 years. King of Pergamon II in the 2nd century BC. Hierapolis, founded by Eumenes and named after Hiera, the queen of the Amazons, became the largest health and necropolis city in the Mediterranean basin during the Roman period due to its healing thermal waters. The Ancient Pool (Cleopatra Pool), which is said to owe its beauty to the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and was formed by burying marble Doric columns that collapsed in the great earthquake in the 7th century AD, offers a fairytale swimming experience with its healing soda water at a constant temperature of 36°C. Cotton-white travertine steps, formed when thermal waters rich in calcium hydrocarbonate come into contact with oxygen in the open air and precipitate calcium carbonate, are the greatest geological gift that nature has offered to humanity. Geographical Structure, Altitude and Natural Features It is located at the foot of Çökelez Mountain, approximately 360 meters above sea level. The white travertine plateau, approximately 2,700 meters long and 160 meters high, is constantly fed by 17 different thermal water sources between 35-100°C, boiling from rich karst fault fractures. Surrounding it are olive groves, red pine forests and endemic maquis species. Visiting Hours, Days and Entrance Fees