Turkey. Hierapolis-Pamukkale

Date of Inscription: 1988
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(vii)
Property : 1077.0000 ha
Denizli Province
N37 55 26.004 E29 7 23.988
Ref: 485  

 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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With many thanks to my dear Pinar from Turkey  and thanks all postcrossers who signed the card! !

Turkey. Historic Areas of Istanbul

Date of Inscription: 1985
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Property : 678.0000 ha
City and Province of Istanbul
N41 0 30.492 E28 58 47.748
Ref: 356

With its strategic location on the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has been associated with major political, religious and artistic events for more than 2,000 years. Its masterpieces include the ancient Hippodrome of Constantine, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th-century Süleymaniye Mosque, all now under threat from population pressure, industrial pollution and uncontrolled urbanization.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/356

Thanks a lot to Nejat, Pinar and Leslie!

Turkey. Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia

Date of Inscription: 1985
Criteria: (i)(iii)(v)(vii)
Property : 9576.0000 ha
Nevşehir Province (Cappadocia) in Central Anatolia
N38 40 E34 51
Ref: 357

In a spectacular landscape, entirely sculpted by erosion, the Göreme valley and its surroundings contain rock-hewn sanctuaries that provide unique evidence of Byzantine art in the post-Iconoclastic period. Dwellings, troglodyte villages and underground towns – the remains of a traditional human habitat dating back to the 4th century – can also be seen there.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/357

Thanks to Pinar and Nazmi!