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Sultan Mosque
The Sultan Mosque is the centrepiece of Manisa and the reason the city has a festival.
- Must see
- Historic monument
District guide · Manisa
Şehzadeler
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
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
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Top things to see
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Muradiye Complex 02 2 hoursMuradiye Complex
The Muradiye Külliyesi is the walled compound Sultan Murad III endowed in Manisa, and it is the reason three of the city's sights sit within a few steps of each other.
- Must see
- Historic monument
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Grand Mosque of Manisa 03 30 minGrand Mosque of Manisa
The Ulu Camii is the oldest important mosque in Manisa and the one that predates the Ottomans here.
- Must see
- Place of worship
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Sandıkkale Citadel 04 1 hourSandıkkale 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
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Hatuniye Mosque 05 20 minHatuniye Mosque
The Hatuniye Camii was built in 1490–91 by Şehzade Şehinşah, a son of Bayezid II, in honour of his mother Hüsnüşah Hatun.
- Must see
- Place of worship
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Manisa Mevlevi Lodge Museum 06 25 minManisa Mevlevi Lodge Museum
The Manisa Mevlevihane is a Mevlevi dervish lodge built in 1368-69 by İshak Çelebi, grandson of the Saruhanoğlu ruler Saruhan Bey, on a slope at the foot of Spil Mountain.
- Must see
- Museum
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Tomb of Saruhan Bey 07 15 minTomb 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
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Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum 08 45 minHafsa 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
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Muradiye Mosque 09 45 minMuradiye Mosque
The Muradiye is the mosque Mimar Sinan designed for Manisa, built between 1583 and 1586 for Sultan Murad III. It replaced a smaller mosque begun on the site in 1571 and is the finest Ottoman building in the city.
- Must see
- Place of worship
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Tarihi Lokomotif 56507 10 45 minTarihi Lokomotif 56507
- High
- Historic monument
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