Spa town Spa town A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. The word "spa" is derived from the name of Spa, a town in Belgium. Thomas Guidott set up a medical practice in the English town of Bath in 1668. He became interested in the curative properties of the hot mineral waters there and in 1676 wrote "A discourse of Bathe, and the hot waters there. Also, Some Enquiries into the Nature of the water". This brought the purported health-giving properties
The Korek Mountain Resort & Spa The Korek Mountain Resort & Spa The Korek Mountain Resort & Spa is located on Mount Korek near the town of Bekhal, Rawandoz in the autonomous Region of Kurdistan in North of Iraq. This resort has been build by Darin Group a North Iraq-based general trading and construction company. The Resort is built on top of the Mount Korek at 1690 m accessible by a teleferic (cable Car) which is approximately 4 km long and starts from ts base in Bekhal. The Resort has many activities and has 132 villas (Not all open yet as work is still on). The