Place:Konya, Konya, Turkey

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NameKonya
Alt namesIconiumsource: Wikipedia
Ikonionsource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Koniasource: Wikipedia
Koniahsource: Wikipedia
Koniehsource: Wikipedia
Quniasource: Wikipedia
Ικόνιονsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates37.85°N 32.5°E
Located inKonya, Turkey
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Konya is a large, industrially developed city in central Turkey, on the south-western edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau. It is the capital of Konya Province and has a reputation for social conservatism which is frequently belied by its many innovative urban projects. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium, although the Seljuks also called it Dar al-Mülk, meaning "seat of government". In 19th-century accounts of the city in English its name is usually spelt Konia or Koniah.

As of 2021, the population of the Metropolitan Province was 2,277,017, making it the seventh most populous city in Turkey. Of this, 1,390,051 lived in the three urban districts of Meram, Selçuklu and Karatay. In terms of land area, Konya is the largest province of Turkey, forming 4.96 percent of Turkey's land area.[1]

Konya is served by TCDD high-speed train (YHT) services from Istanbul and Ankara. The local airport (Konya Havalimanı, KYA) is served by flights from Istanbul.

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