Evaluation of Çankırı and Iğdır Salt Caves within the scope of Health and Recreation Tourism
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Selim Kartal
Öğr. Gör. Tümay GÜNEŞ Sinop Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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Özgün Makale
(Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale)
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| Dergi Adı | Journal of multidisciplinary academic tourism | ||
| Dergi ISSN | 2645-9078 | ||
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | TR DİZİN | ||
| Makale Dili | İngilizce | Basım Tarihi | 10-2024 |
| Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa | – / 0 / 93–105 | DOI | – |
| Makale Linki | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/3911328 | ||
| UAK Araştırma Alanları |
Mimarlık, Planlama ve Tasarım
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| Özet |
| With the increasing popularity of healing methods involving salt, the importance of salt mines has grown significantly over time. Today, as salt therapy (Speleotherapy) becomes more widespread, salt caves in many countries around the world have begun to transform into salt therapy centers. Salt caves in Spain (Cardona), Belarus (Soliharsk), Romania (Slanic, Salina Turda, and Praid), Poland (Wieliczka), Pakistan (Khewra), Germany (Berchtesgaden), Azerbaijan (Nakhchivan), and Turkey (Çankırı and Iğdır Tuzluca) are used for therapeutic purposes. Particularly, Çankırı Salt Cave and Iğdır Tuzluca Salt Cave are important resources in Turkey that can be evaluated within the scope of health tourism. In this study, a literature review, official website analysis, and on-site observations were conducted. In the literature review, previous research on the subject was examined. Through website analysis, the spatial units and recreational activities of the salt caves were identified. The spatial units and recreational activities of each salt cave were determined using the collected data. Subsequently, on-site observations were made by visiting the salt caves in Çankırı and Iğdır. During these observations, the spatial units within the salt caves were visited and photographed individually. Then, the data obtained from the literature, official website analyses, and on-site observations were combined. Finally, the characteristics of all the examined caves were tabulated, and based on the created table, the caves were evaluated. As a result of the evaluation, the Cardona Salt Mine in Spain stands out for its historical and cultural activities; the Nakhchivan in Azerbaijan … |
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