Gördes is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its area is 902 km2, and its population is 26,458 (2022). The town lies at an elevation of .
History Gördes has been held by the Persians, Macedonians, Roman and Byzantine empires, and in 1071AD passed to the Turks. From 1867 until 1922, Gördes was part of the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
Composition There are 64 neighbourhoods in Gördes District:Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Adnan Menderes Akpınar Atatürk Balıklı Bayat Beğel Beğenler Benlieli Beşeylül Börez Boyalı Çağlayan Çatalarmut Çiçekli Çiğiller Cuma Dalkara Dargıl Deliçoban Dereçiftlik Dikilitaş Divan Doğanpınar Dutluca Efendili Evciler Fundacık Gülpınar Güneşli Hüseynibaba Kabakoz Kalemoğlu Karaağaç Karakeçili Karayağcı Karayakup Kaşıkçı Kayacık Kılcanlar Kıranköy Kıymık Kızıldam Kobaklar Korubaşı Köseler Kürekçi Kuşlukköy Kuyucakkarapınar Malaz Malkoca Nakıpağa Oğulduruk Pınarbaşı Şahinkaya Salur Sarıaliler Şeyhyayla Tepeköy Tüpüler Ulgar Uzunçam Yakaköy Yeniköy Yeşilyurt
Economy Gördes is one of the handmade Turkish carpet production centers in Manisa. Gördes carpets have different pattern and styles. See: Ghiordes knot.
The main source of income is tobacco and poppy production and wheat, barley is grown. In recent years production of cherries, strawberries has begun production. Other crops include potatoes, peas, tomatoes and cucumbers and wine.
In addition, olive, quince and persimmon cultivation are also carried out in Gördes.
The area has mining with Coal and Zeolite being the main deposits but kaolin, nickel-iron, titanium beds are also available. In addition, feldspar, marble, kyanite, chalcedony, Chromium, quartz and boron are among the minerals mined in the region.
Notable Natives Gördesli Makbule (1902-1922), guerilla fighter
References
External links District municipality's official website Road map of Gördes and environs Various images of Gördes, Manisa