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.
Muradiye Külliyesi
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.