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Soma

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Soma

Total population

111,218

Elevation161 m
Land area838.87 km²
Coordinates39.19°, 27.61°

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City facts

Elevation
161 m
Area
838.87 km²
Official website
soma.gov.tr

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Overview

Soma is a municipality and district of Manisa Province, Turkey. Its area is 820 km2, and its population is 111,789 (2022). The town lies at an elevation of 161 m (528 ft).

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History & geography

History

From 1867 until 1922, Soma was part of the Aidin Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

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Geography

Latitude
39.1852
Longitude
27.6089
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,020
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    136
  • Common Raven
    Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    136
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    105
  • Eurasian Jay
    Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    97
  • Short-toed Snake-Eagle
    Circaetus gallicus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    93
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    83
  • Crested Lark
    Galerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    82
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    66

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
447
Largest magnitude
6.1
Largest event
2025-08-10

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Manisa

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.47
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,633

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
267
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Soma

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image