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Fire of Manisa

1922 CE · Turkey, Asia · Disaster

Fire of Manisa
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The Fire of Manisa refers to the burning of the city of Manisa, present-day Turkey, which started on the night of Tuesday, 5 September 1922 and continued until 8 September. The fire was started and organized by the retreating Hellenic Army during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922, and as a result 90 percent of the buildings in the town were destroyed.

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