Thyateira was the name of an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor, now the modern Turkish city of Akhisar, Manisa Province. The name is probably Lydian. It lies in the far west of Turkey, south of Istanbul and almost due east of Athens. It is about 50 miles (80 km) from the Aegean Sea.
Ruins of the city.
19th-century Thyatira
Byzantine basilica of Thatira
Akhisar is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,645 km2, and its population is 177,419 (2022). It is the site of the ancient city of Thyatira.
The Hürriyet neighborhood of Akhisar
Ruins of the Thyatira church
Akhisar in an 1890 engraving