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Akhissar, Or Ek-Hissar (Anc. Thyatira) a town of Asia Minor, in the eyalet of Aidin, 58 m. N. E. of Smyrna; pop. about 12,000. It is built on somewhat elevated ground, and contains about 1,000 Turkish, 300 Greek, and 30 Armenian dwellings.
 
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