Termal is a town and district of

Yalova Province Yalova Province ( tr, ) is a province in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. Its adjacent provinces are Bursa to the south and Kocaeli to the east. The population of the Yalova Province was 203,741 in 2010. Prior t ...

in the Marmara region of

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. It is renowned for its

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. Yalova Thermal Baths ( tr, Termal) are located in

Yalova Yalova is a market-gardening town located in northwestern Turkey on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. The town has a population of 156,838, while the population of the surrounding Yalova Province is 291,001 . A largely modern town, it is ...

, about 80 km away from

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. The huge complex, lying on a land of about 1,6M square metres, is located 12 km away from Yalova. There are four hotels in the complex, one of which is an apart. There are also five baths which possess historical value. The mayor is Hüseyin Acar (

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Festivals

A periodic

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festival is held at the ''Rasim Mutlu Kültür Merkezi'', founded by Rahmi Oruç Güvenç (aka Oruch Baba), which attracts visitors from all over the world. Participants perform the

sema Sama ( tr, Sema, Persian, Urdu and ar, سَمَاع - ''samā‘un'') is a Sufi ceremony performed as part of the meditation and prayer practice dhikr. Sama means "listening", while dhikr means "remembrance".During, J., and R. Sellheim. "Sama ...

continuously for days in a row.

Gallery

Image:Yalova-Sudüşen.jpg, ''Su Düşen'' (''Çifte Şelale'') Waterfall, near Termal,

References

{{Yalova-geo-stub Populated places in Yalova Province Yalova Yalova Province