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Soma, Turkey

Soma (ilçe)

Soma is a town of 98,714 people in Manisa, Turkey.

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Population98,714 GeoNames
Local nameSoma (ilçe)
RegionManisa
Elevation161 m 528 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportBalıkesir Center Airport (BZI) 55 km

Why visit Soma

Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.

Highlights include Gergitha.

Museums and landmarks2

Gergitha

Monument and historic site · 5.4 km

Ancient city of Aeolis in modern-day Turkey

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Steam engine 56550

Monument and historic site · 1.8 km

Type BR52, Flor n°16884

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Parks, trails and playgrounds4

13 Eylül Parkı

Park

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Bülent Ecevit Parkı (Kültür Park)

Park · 0.6 km

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Eli Lojman Baketbol Sahası

Park · 0.9 km

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Polis Lokali (Koru Park)

Park

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Restaurants and cafes1

Soma Simit Sarayı

Bakery

Simit, poğaça, açma, börek çeşitlerimiz ile hizmetinizdeyiz.

7/A Keskin, Merkez

Mo-Su 05:00-17:00

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Where to stay2

La Bella

Motel and hotel · 2.0 km

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Öğretmen Evi

Motel and hotel

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Churches and places of worship2

Shopping4

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Gas and EV charging2

Schools, colleges and libraries28

Healthcare30

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Map of Soma

75 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, 55 km away.

  • Kırkağaç 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
  • Bakır 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
  • Bigadiç 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
  • Balıkesir 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
  • Burhaniye 65 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Manisa 66 km south, about 1 h by car
  • Edremit 68 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Turgutlu 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Bornova 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Altınoluk 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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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

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