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By end-2024, 71 companies, up from 67 a year previously, were operating 441 balloons, up from 431 at end-2023.
Balloon flights are held in seven regions:
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Cappadocia and Cat in Nevsehir province,
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Pamukkale in Denizli,
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Soganli in Kayseri,
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Ihlara Valley in Aksaray,
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the Phrygian Valleys in Afyonkarahisar and
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Aspendos in Antalya.
Video: Cappadocia by balloon.
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