Alaşehir

Founded in antiquity as Philadelphia — meaning "the city of him who loves his brother" — Alaşehir is a town in Turkey's Manisa Province with a long Christian heritage visible in its many historic churches. It was a major centre of Orthodox Christianity until the early 20th century and remains a Roman Catholic titular see. Set at the foot of Bozdağ Mountain above the fertile Gediz River plain, the town is also synonymous across Turkey with dried Sultana raisins, and a local mineral spring produces a widely sold sparkling water.

• Population48,147
• Nearest water from center1.2 km
• Nearest mountain from center12.0 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1