HERITAGE RECORD · 485

Hierapolis-Pamukkale

赫拉波利斯和帕穆克卡莱

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Palace) an unreal landscape, made up of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls and a series of terraced basins. At the end of the 2nd century B.C. the dynasty of the Attalids, the kings of Pergamon, established the thermal spa of Hierapolis. The ruins of the baths, temples and other Greek monuments can be seen at the site.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ15924669 ↗

Area1077 ha

Administrative areaQ82096

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

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