▁to ▁N io be ' s ▁" We eping ▁Rock " ▁(" A ğ lay an ▁K aya "), ▁an ▁ancient ▁bridge ▁called ▁the ▁" Red ▁Bridge " ▁(" K ı rm ı z ı ▁Kö prü ") ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁several ▁tomb s - sh r ines ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish ▁style ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Sar u han ▁period ▁( 1 4 th ▁century ). ▁Under ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁centuries ▁that ▁followed , ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁already ▁extended ▁into ▁the ▁und ulated ▁terrain ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁plain . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁couple ▁of ▁dec ades , ▁Man isa ' s ▁width ▁more ▁than ▁triple d ▁in ▁size ▁across ▁its ▁vast ▁plain ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁all uv ial ▁depos its ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁Ged iz , ▁a ▁development ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁new ▁block ▁apart ments , ▁industrial ▁zones ▁and ▁of ▁Cel al ▁Bay ar ▁University ▁campus ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Man isa ▁is ▁also ▁widely ▁visited , ▁especially ▁during ▁March ▁and ▁September ▁festiv als , ▁the ▁former ▁festival ▁being ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁a ▁five - h undred - year - old ▁" M es ir ▁P aste ▁Distribution " ▁tradition , ▁and ▁also ▁for ▁the ▁nearby ▁Mount ▁Sp il ▁national ▁park . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁departure ▁point ▁for ▁other ▁visitor ▁attra ctions ▁of ▁international ▁acc laim ▁which ▁are ▁located ▁nearby ▁within ▁Man isa ' s ▁depending ▁region , ▁such ▁as ▁S ard es ▁and ▁A la ş eh