Kırkağaç

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = metro district

| name = Kırkağaç

| image_skyline = Kırkagaç.jpg

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| image_map = Manisa location Kırkağaç.svg

| map_caption = Map showing Kırkağaç District in Manisa Province

| coordinates = {{Coord|39|06|20|N|27|40|24|E|display=it|region:TR_type:city}}

| province = Manisa

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| area_total_km2 = 541

| elevation_m = 188

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 37645

| population_as_of = 2022

| postal_code = 45700

| area_code = 0236

| website = {{url|http://www.kirkagac.bel.tr/}}

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Kırkağaç ({{IPA|tr|ˈkɯɾkaːtʃ|lang}}) is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its area is 541 km²,{{cite web|url=https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files-folder/il_ilce_alanlari.xlsx|title=İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri|publisher=General Directorate of Mapping|access-date=12 July 2023}} and its population is 37,645 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} The town lies at an elevation of {{convert|188|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.

Features

Kırkağaç is an agricultural district and known for its variety of melon known as Kırkağaç melon ({{langx|tr|Kırkağaç kavunu}}).

Olive, walnut, tobacco and almond cultivation is among the important agricultural activities of Kırkağaç.{{Cite news |last=Gazete |first=Banka |date=21 November 2021 |title=Manisalı üreticilere fidan desteği devam ediyor |page=https://gazetebanka.com/ |work=Gazete Banka |url=https://gazetebanka.com/manisali-ureticilere-fidan-destegi-devam-ediyor/11362/ |access-date=21 November 2021}}

There has been a road reconstruction in late 2021. A gas supply came to the city at the same time as to the city of Soma. A clock tower is situated in the center of the city.

== History ==

From 1867 until 1922, Kırkağaç was part of the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. The Greek writer Elias Venezis, in his book Number 31328, states that Kırkağaç was burned from the Armenian quarter by the "enemy" who left;{{Cite book |last=Venezis |first=Elias |title=Το Νούμερο 31328: Σκλάβοι στα Εργατικά Τάγματα της Ανατολής: Ρομάντσο |year=1931 |location=Mytilini, Greece |pages=103 |language=el |author-link=Elias Venezis}} although this book is a memoir, in later versions, the word "enemy" was changed to "Greek".{{Cite book |last=Venezis |first=Elias |title=Το νούμερο 31328: Το βιβλίο της σκλαβιάς |publisher=Hestia Publishers |year=2008 |isbn=9789600510119 |pages=145 |language=el |quote=ΤΟ ΙΔΙΟ ΠΡΩΙ, άμα φύγαν οι μουσαφιραίοι, εμάς μας χώρισαν σε συντεχνίες. Μεγαλύτερη ανάγκη είχαν από χτίστες. Γιατί ο τόπος, εκεί κατά τ' Αρμένικα, ήταν καμένος απ' τον Έλληνα που είχε φύγει. |author-link=Elias Venezis}}

Composition

There are 47 neighbourhoods in Kırkağaç District:[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

Alacalar
Alifakı
Bademli
Bakır
Boduroğlu
Bostancı
Çaltıcak
Çiftlikköy
Cinosman
Çobanlar
Demirtaş
Dualar
Fırdanlar
Gebeler
Gelembe
Gökçukur
Güvendik
Hacet
Hacıhimmet
Halkaavlu
Hamidiye
Hamitli
Hıdırağa
İlyaslar
Işıklar
Kadriye
Karaali
Karakurt
Kayadibi
Kınık
Kocaiskan
Kocamehmetağa
Küçükyaya
Kuyucak
Memiş
Musahoca
Musalar
Öveçli
Şaireşref
Sakarlı
Sarıağa
Siledik
Söğütalanı
Tevfikiye
Yağmurlu
Yenimahalle
Zorağa

References

External links

[http://www.kirkagac.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] {{in lang|tr}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070207021743/http://www.bayar.edu.tr/manisa/ManisaHaritasi.jpg Road map of Kırkağaç and environs]

Category:Populated places in Manisa Province

Category:Districts of Manisa Province

Category:Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey