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Manisa is an attractive, modern city with a far-reaching past in the Aegean region of Anatolia. Its history goes back to 500 BC
but the first known settlements date back to the 14th century BC. The main economic activity of Manisa is agriculture, producing
wine grapes, olives, tobacco, sesame and cotton. Among modern industries, Manisa is a wide range of electronics industries. The
surrounding lands extract magnesite, zinc and mercury.
Manisa has excellent connections with other urban centres by rail and road. Izmir is 25 km southwest and Akhisar 60 km northeast.
The main attraction of today's Manisa are 3 mosques, the Sultan mosque from 1522, the Great Mosque from 1366, and Muradiye Mosque
from 1586.
Near Manisa lies the great ancient city of Magnesia ad Sipylum, which is note for its 12th century BCE rock carvings showing the
goddess Cybele. It is believed that Phyrgians or Hittites ruled over this area. Since the great Ottoman Sultans chose Manisa as
the training ground for crown princes, there are many examples of Ottoman architecture, as well as Seljuk. The Sultan Mosque of
the 16th century was built for Ayse Sultan, mother of Suleyman the Magnificent. In her honor, the Mesir Macunu Festival (Spiced
Candy which is supposed to restore health, youth and potency, called as "Turkish Viagra" as well) is held every year in March, in
the grounds of this mosque. Manisa has a far-reaching past in the Aegean region of Anatolia. Its recorded history goes back to 500
BC, but the first known (Greek) settlements date back to the 14th century BC.The first city on the site of modern Manisa was
Tantalis, founded by King Tantalus of Maeonia (later known as Lydia). It was at the temple of Tantalis that King Tantalus offered
up his son to the gods as part of a feast, for which he was condemned to eternal punishment. Tantalus also ordered the limbs to be
hacked off his temple prostitutes, thereby founding the Maeoniae who continued this practice for centuries.
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