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District and municipality in Manisa, Turkey
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Alaşehir is a city in the Central Aegean region of Turkey. It's agricultural, stands about 100 km east of Izmir and the coast, and in 2022 had a population of 104,717.
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Filadelfiya Kilisesi
Three stumps from arches in the basilica built around 600 AD, and decorative slabs in the garden, and that's all.
Reliable place for koftas and kebabs.
Simple clean hotel, some street noise.
Clean efficient place near city centre.
Smart friendly modern hotel near the highway, convenient for motorists.
Well-run new hotel east edge of city, convenient for motorists. Street noise in the front rooms.
By train
Konya Mavi runs overnight, from Konya at 19:00 via Akşehir, Afyonkarahisar and Uşak to reach Alaşehir at 04:30. It continues via Manisa to reach Izmir Basmane by 08:00.
By road
From Istanbul follow O7 / O5 (toll) past Bursa and Balıkesir, exiting at Akhisar for D555 southeast. From Karaoğlanlı junction this becomes D585 and is a good divided highway.
The city sprawls, but the central area is small enough to navigate on foot.
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