Ahmetli is a municipality and
district
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of
Manisa Province
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,
Turkey
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. Its area is 227 km
2, and its population is 16,963 (2022).
The town lies at an elevation of , near the river
Gediz.
History
By the end of
Greek Invasion of Anatolia
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, Ahmetli and all its surrounding villages were burned by the retreating Greek forces. The Greek soldier Giannis Koutsonicolas from
Arahova describes the events with the following words;
Composition
There are 23
neighbourhoods
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in Ahmetli District:
Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* Alahıdır
* Altıeylül
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The district was established in 2012, when Balıkesir Province was declared a metropolitan municipality as ...
* Ataköy
* Bahçecik
* Barbaros
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* Canbazlı
* Dereköy
* Derici
* Dibekdere
* Gökkaya
* Güldede
* Hacıköseli
* Halilkahya
* Karaköy
* Kargın
* Kendirlik
* Kestelli
* Kurtuluş
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* Mandallı
* Seydiköy
* Ulucami
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* Yaraşlı
* Zafer
References
External links
District governor's official website
Road map of Ahmetli and environs
Various images of Ahmetli, Manisa
Populated places in Manisa Province
Districts of Manisa Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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