Duzdag: The wellness center tucked away in a salt mine on Asia’s periphery
There are several historical sites in Nakhchivan, a landlocked exclave located roughly 260 miles west of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. These include castles, towers, tombs, and even wish-making caverns. The main attraction, though, is Duzdag Salt Mine, sometimes known as "Salt Mountain," which doubles as the area's biggest medical tourism facility. Nestled 360 feet (110 meters) below the surface, this popular site provides supplementary and alternative medicine for respiratory ailments in chambers first excavated about 5,000 years ago.Situated at an elevation of 3,848 feet (1,173 meters), the caves are breathtakingly situated in the highlands, just a short seven-mile drive from Nakhchivan city. On the location of salt mines that archaeologists had uncovered in the 1970s, the contemporary Physiotherapy Center was established in 1979. It is thought that salt was extracted from this area and sent to the Middle East as early as the third millennium BCE. There are conflicting origin myths regarding how the caves came to be known for their healing abilities, thus it's unclear just how that happened. There is a legend that the Duzdag salt is sacred to the people, who have long admired the caves for their healing properties. According to legend, archaeologists who excavated during the 20th century reported feeling better from their asthma and bronchitis. Salt therapy: Salt-based cures are nothing new. In mid-19th century Poland Feliks Boczkowski, a physician at a salt mine, observed that miners…
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