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    Manisa'nın tarihi coğrafyası
    (Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2005) Karakuyu, Mehmet; elibüyük, Mesut; Coğrafya
    SUMMARY In this research, one of the first researches concerning historical urban geography, it has been tried to represent the locational expansion of the Manisa city across time and space according to development stages. In surrounding of contemporary Manisa, during the history, in order, the cities of Tantalis, Spiylos, Magnesia and Manisa had been established. From these cities, Tandalis and Spiylos had not been established in the location of today's Manisa city. They had been established north eastern parts of Manisa Mountain, in Yarikkaya which is about 7 km east of Manisa. Later on, probably, contemporary Manisa city was established as Magnesia after the collapse of Spiylos in an earthquake. The City of Manisa used to be located in the northern side and upper section of Sandikkale Hill as an internal and external castle during Roman and Byzantine time. Under the control of Turkish sovereignty, the city expanded to the outside of the castles, first, as a stripe in east-west direction, then towards to the -north- the Gediz Plain. In 21st century, the development direction of the city is northwest. The city has been an important settlement throughout the history, but the city gained its vital importance during Ottoman time in 15th and 16th centuries. During these centuries, one of the significant reasons for being an important settlement was that the city was "the city of Şehzadeler (Sultan's sons, prince)". After Izmir city gained the economic, commercial and cultural dominance of the region, Manisa city lost its importance and it remained in the shadow of this big city. However, nowadays, Manisa has started to redevelop due to strategic, economic and political reasons such as relocation of the industry outside of big cities and increase of transportation accessibility. 577