Çağa Roman Baths

The Çağa Roman Baths are ancient thermal bath remains in Güdül District of Ankara Province in north-central Anatolia, notable for their naturally calcareous mineral water that deposits the characteristic white travertine formations on bathing surfaces familiar from the famous terraces of Pamukkale. The calcareous springs of the Güdül area were exploited by the Romans during the era of the Galatian province and subsequent imperial administration of central Anatolia, and the bath complex used these mineral waters for both ritual cleanliness and the comfort traditionally associated with calcium-rich waters in the Greco-Roman bathing tradition. The site represents the Roman thermal heritage of the inner Anatolian plateau, where abundant mineral springs supported a dispersed network of bathing establishments connecting provincial Roman towns.