DENIZLI - A total of 378 thousand 900 Turkish and foreign tourists visited worldwide famous Pamukkale region in western province of Denizli in the January-May period of 2004.
Sources told the A.A correspondent that 378 thousand 900 tourists including 327 thousand 800 foreigners visited Pamukkale Between January 1 and May 31, 2004.
Located 20 kilometers from Denizli, Pamukkale is one of the most interesting places in the world, justly famous not only for the entrancing beauty of its unique geological formations but also for its historical remains. The calcium oxide-rich waters flowing down the southern slope of Caldag located north of the ruins have, over the millennia, built up deposits of white travertine on the plateau thus fully justifying both the site's ancient name of Hierapolis (Holy City) and its modern one of Pamukkale (Cotton Castle).
(UK-MS) 06.06.2004