Akhisar
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| Coordinates: 38°55′00″N 27°50′00″E / 38.91667°N 27.83333°ECoordinates: 38°55′00″N 27°50′00″E / 38.91667°N 27.83333°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Manisa |
| District | Akhisar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salih Hızlı |
| • Kaymakam | Kaan Peker |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,706.98 km2 (659.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 107,086 |
| • District | 160,620 |
| • District density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Post code | 45200 |
| Website | www |
Akhisar (pronounced: ah-kee-sahr, or more formally, ahk-hee-sahr, Ottoman Turkish: اقحصار) is a county district and its town center in Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Western Turkey. Akhisar is also the ancient city of Thyatira (also known as Thyateira).
With archaeological findings that are proving settlements going back to 3000 BC, Akhisar has been a busy trade center with its strategic location at the intersection of important roads during ancient and medieval ages. It was one of the cities where money was first used. Akhisar also hosted one of the Seven Churches of Revelation (Thyateira, Thyatira). The name of the city is mentioned in the Bible. Akhisar maintained its importance as a regional trade center during 600 years of the Ottoman Empire.
Today's Akhisar is still the trade and business center in its region. Akhisar's name is internationally associated with tobacco. The fertile Akhisar Plain produces about 10% of total Turkish tobacco production. Akhisar's high-quality olives and olive oil are also globally known.
The town was the most important center in ancient North Lydia. Findings suggest a possible earlier period of pre-eminence under the Hittites. Persian occupation of the region took place around 500 BC. Thyateira was later conquered by Alexander the Great. In later years, Thyateira was captured successively by the Seleucid Empire, the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon, and by Mithridates VI of Pontus, until the Roman Era that started in 80 BC.
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