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Local time is 22:45
Welcome to AkhisarA modern city with 5000
years of history
City of Ancient Thyateira (Thyatira), Site of one of the Seven Churches of Revelation
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Akhisar is a county and its town center
located in Aegean (Western Anatolia) region in Turkiye (Turkey). With its 152,582 people
(2000) and 1,750 sq. km. land, it is the largest county in its region and a city center
even bigger than many province capitals in Turkiye.
With archaeological findings proving settlements
going back to 3000 BC, Akhisar has been a busy trade center with its strategic location on
the intersection of important roads since ancient ages. It was one of the cities where
"money" was first used. Akhisar (Thyateira, Thyatira) hosted
one of the Seven
Churches of Revelation. It is mentioned several times in the Holy Bible.
Click here for pictures of Ancient Thyatira.
Akhisar maintained its importance as a regional trade center during 600 years of Ottoman
Empire. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Akhisar had also become the home of
a sizable Jewish community, click here for a review of Jewish
Settlement in Akhisar.
Today's Akhisar is still the trade and business
center in its region. Akhisar's name is internationally recalled along with oriental
tobacco, as fertile Akhisar Plain alone provides nearly 10% of Turkish tobacco production.
Its high-quality olives and olive oils are also famous throughout the country and in parts
of the world.
Thank you for virtually visiting Akhisar, we hope
you enjoy our Web Site!
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