Pamukkale, formerly known as Akköy, is a municipality and
district
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of
Denizli Province
Denizli Province () () is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey in Western Anatolia, on high ground above the Aegean coast. Neighbouring provinces are Uşak to the north, Burdur, Isparta, Afyon to the east, Aydın, Manisa to t ...
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Turkey
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. Its area is 823 km
2, and its population is 347,926 (2022).
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 (1877-1878)
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. It officially acquired the status of a village in 1935 and became a township with its own municipality in 1971. Akköy became a district center in 1990. As a part of the
2013 local government reorganisation, it absorbed part of the former central district of Denizli, and was renamed to ''Pamukkale''.
Pamukkale center lies at a distance of 23 km from Denizli center, with which it shares the same plain. Pamukkale is notable for its
thermal springs
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by cir ...
located in the nearby depending township of Gölemezli. These actually consist of four different springs close to each other in the same locality and one of the springs is used as a
mud bath
A mud bath is a therapeutic spa treatment that involves soaking in a bath of warm mud, often in a natural hot spring or geothermal pool. Mud baths have been used for centuries as a way to promote health and relaxation, and are still popular t ...
. They are reputed to be particularly beneficial for
dermatological
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complaints. Pamukkale is within the usual touristic circuits covering Denizli center, the baths and the historic site of
Pamukkale
Pamukkale, () meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish language, Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of Hot spring, thermal spring water. It is located in ...
and the further baths of Karahayıt.
Composition
There are 61
neighbourhoods
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in Pamukkale District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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* Bağbaşı Bağbaşı may refer to:
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*Bağbaşı, Şehitkamil, a village in Gaziantep Province, Turkey
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Develi, formerly known as ''Averak'' or ''Everek'', is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Kayseri Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,892 km2, and its population is 66,840 (2022).
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Gözler is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Pamukkale, Denizli Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,667 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). It is situated to the south of Büyük Menderes River ( ...
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Pınarkent is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Pamukkale, Denizli Province, Turkey. Its population is 6,778 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde'').
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* Yunusemre
Yunusemre is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 823 km2, and its population is 266,514 (2022). It covers the western part of the agglomeration of Manisa and the adjacent countryside.
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References
Districts of Denizli Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
Populated places in Denizli Province
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