Mesir Macunu Festival at the Sultan Mosque
Once a year Manisa climbs onto the roof of a mosque and throws medicine at its own population.
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District guide · Manisa
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 h...
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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.
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Once a year Manisa climbs onto the roof of a mosque and throws medicine at its own population.