Alasehir , in
Antiquity and the
Middle Ages known as
Philadelphia (,
i.e., "city of brotherly love") is a town and district of
Manisa Province in the
Aegean region of
Turkey. It is situated in the valley of the Kuzuçay (Cogamus in antiquity), at the foot of the Bozdag Mountain (Mount
Tmolus in antiquity). The town is connected to
Izmir by a railway. The longtime mayor is Gökhan Karaçoban.