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PMR288-10 Turkey, Denizli, Pamukkale ("Cotton Castle"): hot water springs deposit calcium carbonate on the travertine terraces, and the spectacular results have been visited by tourists for centuries. Like a huge frozen waterfall, the cascades of chalk descend from the terraces. Keywords: historic, antiquity, picturesque, UNESCO, world heritage, colourful, geology, remarkable, fantastic, sedimentary, Hierapolis, phenomenon

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Turkey, Denizli, Pamukkale ("Cotton Castle"): hot water springs deposit calcium

carbonate on the travertine terraces, and the spectacular results have been visited by tourists for centuries. Like a huge frozen waterfall, the cascades of chalk descend from the terraces.
Keywords: historic, antiquity, picturesque, UNESCO, world heritage, colourful, geology, remarkable, fantastic, sedimentary, Hierapolis, phenomenon