The historical Melefan saltworks in the former Siirt Sanjak: 40 recorded wells, 383 evaporation pans, Ottoman salt production and rural labour organisation.
Category Spring Salt Atlas
Natural saline springs, traditional spring saltworks, hydrogeology and spring-salt production in Türkiye.
Natural saline springs, traditional spring saltworks, hydrogeology and spring-salt production in Türkiye.
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The historical Sulha-Hozyar saltworks of Siirt: 21 recorded saline wells, 125 evaporation pans, rock-salt indications and the Ottoman salt economy.
The historical Şirvan-Küfre saltworks: 55 documented saline wells, 230 evaporation pans, Ottoman salt-monopoly administration and traditional production history.
The Aşkale spring saltworks in Erzurum: 123 historical evaporation ponds, Karasu Valley geography, Miocene evaporites, saline groundwater and traditional salt production.
The Nöbetiya Valley spring saltworks of Şirvan in Siirt: nine documented saltworks, traditional saline wells, solar evaporation, historical production and rural economy.
The historical Zırki-Deklan saltworks of Siirt: 28 recorded salt wells, Ottoman monopoly administration, production organisation and rural economic importance.
The İmranlı-Gölemis spring saltworks in Sivas: historically reported 10° Baumé saline spring water, traditional salt production and the geography of mountain salt…
The Şarkışla-Piliç spring saltworks in Sivas: Central Anatolian steppe geography, saline natural resources, livestock culture, rural economy and environmental context.
The Zara-Çakrı spring saltworks in Sivas: historically reported 16–17° Baumé brine, roughly 50 kg/min flow, a two-century salt-making tradition and 122 evaporation…
The Zara-Hargün spring saltworks in Sivas: karstic saline-water emergence, Oligocene evaporite geology, variable brine concentration and historical production.
A regional atlas of Siirt spring saltworks, covering Şirvan, Baykan, Pervari and the Botan Basin through geology, traditional production, history and rural…
The Hamo spring saltworks in Sivas: MTA documentation, geographical naming issues, saline-groundwater hydrogeology, traditional production and regional salt culture.
Tunceli Pülümür Underground Spring Salt: Munzur Geography, Hydrogeology, Traditional Crystallisation and Designation of Origin
Pülümür underground spring salt in Tunceli: mountainous geography, hydrogeological formation, solar and wind-driven crystallisation, traditional knowledge and 2025 designation-of-origin registration.
Erzincan Kemah Natural Spring Salt: Munzur Mountains, Saline Springs, Traditional Production and Geographical Indication
Kemah Natural Spring Salt in Erzincan: hydrogeology related to the Munzur Mountains, traditional evaporation, protected designation of origin, rural economy and environmental characteristics.
Türkiye Spring Salt Atlas: Natural Saline Springs, Saltworks, Traditional Production and Regional Culture
A comprehensive atlas of spring-salt regions in Türkiye, covering hydrogeology, traditional production, history, rural economy, social culture and environmental characteristics.