Selendi (In Turkish, ) is a town and district of
Manisa Province
Manisa Province ( tr, ) is a province in western Turkey. Its neighboring provinces are İzmir to the west, Aydın to the south, Denizli to the southeast, Uşak to the east, Kütahya to the northeast, and Balıkesir to the north. The city of Ma ...
in the
Aegean region of
Turkey
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. According to the 2000 census, population of the district is 26,061 of which 8,095 live in the town of Selendi.
The district covers an area of ,
and the town lies at an elevation of .
It was located in antiquity on a tributary of the
Hermos River.
Ecclesiastical history
The
see of Silandus was a suffragan of the see of Sardis. Suppressed under Muslim rule, it was revived as a
titular see
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of the
Roman Catholic Church
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in 1900.
Notes
References
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External links
District municipality's official website
Road map of Selendi and environsVarious images of Selendi, ManisaCommunication portal of Selendi
Populated places in Manisa Province
Districts of Manisa Province
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