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District guide · Manisa

Şehzadeler

A photograph of Şehzadeler
Photograph · Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0

Şehzadeler is the historic half of Manisa, on the lower slopes of Mount Spil. The Sultan Mosque, the Muradiye and the archaeological museum stand within a few hundred metres of each other here, and the bazaar streets run downhill from them. It is the district a visitor walks.

Practical information
Language spoken
Turkish
English is understood in tourist districts and rarely outside them
Dialling code
+90 236
Manisa landlines; drop the leading 0 of 0236 when calling from abroad
Currency
Turkish lira (₺, TRY)
Cards accepted almost everywhere; markets prefer cash
Emergency number
112
One number for ambulance, fire and police
Plug type
Type C and F · 230 V
Standard European two-pin
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified national source in the dataset

Planning a visit

  1. January: seasonal closure recorded
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  3. March: no seasonality data recorded
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  7. July: seasonal closure recorded
  8. August: seasonal closure recorded — this month
  9. September: seasonal closure recorded
  10. October: seasonal closure recorded
  11. November: seasonal closure recorded
  12. December: seasonal closure recorded

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

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Category

Historic monuments 12 Museums 1 Places of worship 21 Nature sites 12 Viewpoints 2 Food and drink 15 Markets and shopping 2 Entertainment 0 Nightlife 0 Family attractions 0 Art and culture 3 Activities 0

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 12 1 to 2 hours 1

Interests

History 12 Art 0 Museums 0 Nature 0 Sea and beach 0 Viewpoints 0
  1. Sultan Mosque
    01 30 min

    Sultan Mosque

    The Sultan Mosque is the centrepiece of Manisa and the reason the city has a festival.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. Sandıkkale Citadel
    02 1 hour

    Sandıkkale Citadel

    Sandıkkale is the inner citadel of the Byzantine-era Manisa Kalesi, on the north slope of Spil Dağı immediately above Manisa city centre, in the Turgutalp neighbourhood.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  3. Tomb of Saruhan Bey
    03 15 min

    Tomb of Saruhan Bey

    The tomb of Saruhan Bey is the oldest dated monument in Manisa's historic quarter, built in 1345 by his grandson İshak Çelebi.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  4. Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum
    04 45 min

    Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum

    The Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum is the surviving hospital wing of the Sultan Camii complex, the külliye Ayşe Hafsa Sultan — wife of Selim I and mother of Süleyman the Magnificent — commissioned in Manisa in 1522, where she lived…

    • Must see
    • Historic monument

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·

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