Mount Sipylus
Mountain in Manisa, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Spil (Turkish: Spil Dağı), the ancient Mount Sipylus (Ancient Greek: Σίπυλος) (elevation 1,513 m or 4,964 ft), is a mountain rich in legends and history in Manisa Province, Turkey, in what used to be the heartland of the Lydians and what is now Turkey's Aegean Region.
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Mount Sipylus | |
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Elevation | 1,513 m (4,964 ft)see section |
Coordinates | 38°34′02″N 27°27′17″E |
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Mountain type | Shield volcano |
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Its summit towers over the modern city of Manisa as well as over the road between İzmir and Manisa. The contiguous mass of Mount Yamanlar, also overlooking the Gulf of İzmir, has often been considered an extension of the Mount Sipylus massif, with which it shares much history, although it is actually an extinct volcano and a distinct geographical formation.