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Sultan Mosque
Sultan Camii
The Sultan Mosque is the centrepiece of Manisa and the reason the city has a festival.
- Must see
- Historic monument
District guide · Manisa
Up to 1 hour in Şehzadeler, 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.
Checked 2026-08-23
Practical information
- Language spoken
- Turkish
- The official language of the Republic of Turkiye
- Dialling code
- +90 236
- Manisa landlines; drop the leading 0 of 0236 when calling from abroad
- Currency
- Turkish lira (₺, TRY)
- The official currency; one lira is divided into 100 kurus
- Emergency number
- 112
- One number for ambulance, fire and police
- Plug type
- European two-pin · 220 V
- The national living guide records 220 V and European-style two-pin plugs
- Tap water
- Not recorded
- No verified national source in the dataset
Planning a visit
Seasonal closures come from recorded opening hours.
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- February: seasonal closure recorded
- March: no seasonality data recorded
- April: seasonal closure recorded
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- June: seasonal closure recorded
- July: seasonal closure recorded
- August: seasonal closure recorded
- September: seasonal closure recorded — this month
- October: seasonal closure recorded
- November: seasonal closure recorded
- December: seasonal closure recorded
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- The current month
Top things to see
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02 35 minWeeping Rock of Niobe
Niobe Ağlayan Kaya
The Weeping Rock of Niobe — Ağlayan Kaya on the roadside marker — is a natural cliff formation on the northern flank of Mount Sipylus above Manisa, in Dere Mahallesi — formerly Karaköy — at Çaybaşı, along the stream of…
- Must see
- Viewpoint
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03 30 minGrand Mosque of Manisa
Ulu Camii
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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04 1 hourSandıkkale Citadel
Sandikkale
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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05 20 minHatuniye Mosque
Hatuniye Cami
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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06 25 minManisa Mevlevi Lodge Museum
Manisa Mevevihane Müzesi
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