Why visit Gördes
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Azim Dağı and Gordos.
Weather in Gördes
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About Gördes
Gördes is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 902 km2, and its population is 26,458 (2022). The town lies at an elevation of 670 m (2,198 ft).
From the Wikipedia article Gördes (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
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Gordos
Monument and historic site · 6.6 km
Ancient city of Lydia in modern-day Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship10
History
Gördes has been held by the Persians, Macedonians, Roman and Byzantine empires, and in 1071AD passed to the Turks. From 1867 until 1922, Gördes was part of the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
From the History section of Gördes on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare12
Map of Gördes
38 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Balıkesir Center Airport (BZI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 83 km away.
- Salihli 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Kula 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
- Bigadiç 53 km north, about 53 min by car
- Kırkağaç 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Simav 62 km east, about 1 h by car
- Turgutlu 71 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kiraz 78 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Manisa 83 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Ödemiş 83 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Balıkesir 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Gördes Cadde - panoramio - adnan akyol (3), adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Havuzlu Çarşı - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Çarşı - panoramio - adnan akyol, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Çarşı - panoramio - adnan akyol (1), adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Çarşı - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Ana Cadde - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Cadde - panoramio - adnan akyol, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Çocuk Parkı - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Fatih İ.Ö.O. Önü - panoramio - adnan akyol, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Park - panoramio - adnan akyol, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Bosna Hersek Parkı - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Hükümet Konağı - panoramio - adnan akyol, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Fatih İ.Ö.O. Önü - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Hükümet Konağı - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Cuma Mahallesi - panoramio - adnan akyol, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Belediye - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Sokak - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Cadde - panoramio - adnan akyol (2), adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Park - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Cadde - panoramio - adnan akyol (1), adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Cuma Mahallesi - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Mahalle - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Cadde - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Kapalı Pazar Yeri - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Kültür Sarayı - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Gördes Yol - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
- Lydia circa 50 AD - English legend, Caliniuc, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS067-E-296345 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS067-E-299583 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS027-E-7923 - View of Turkey, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS067-E-222915 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS067-E-222916 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS067-E-296344 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-40384 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS067-E-299582 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Yeşilyurt 'dan Hasanlar Mah. - panoramio, adnan akyol, CC BY 3.0
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