Manisa

Spreading across the slopes of Mount Sipylus in Turkey's Aegean region, Manisa is a city known for its old mosques and a five-hundred-year-old Mesir Paste Distribution festival held each March. The historic quarter follows Çaybaşı Stream past an ancient bridge and rock-cut shrines from the 14th-century Saruhan period. Nearby Mount Spil national park draws visitors year-round, and the ancient site of Sardis lies within easy reach.

• Population243,971
• Nearest water from center0.4 km
• Nearest mountain from center3.6 km
• UNESCO within 50 km1