page_title: Konya
hierarchical_section_title: Konya
caption_attribution_description: English: Right from the beginning: Mevlana Museum, Konya Selimiye Mosque, Alaaddin Hill, Ince Minaret Medrese, Meram Nature Park, Hacıveyiszade Mosque, Alaaddin Monument, Atatürk Museum and Taşköprü.
context_page_description: Konya is a major city in south-central Turkey, on south-western edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau and is the seventh-most-populous city in Turkey with a metropolitan population of over 2.2 million. Konya is a large and industrially developed city and the capital of Konya Province.
  The Konya region has been inhabited since the 3rd millennium BC. Known as Iconium during classical antiquity, the city was ruled successively by the Phrygian, Persian, Hellenistic and Roman civilizations. In the 11th century the Seljuk Turks conquered the area from the Byzantines, and Konya then became the capital of the Sultanate of Rum. Under the Seljuks, the city reached the height of its wealth and influence. Following the demise of Rum, Konya came under the rule of the Karamanids, before being taken over by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. After the Turkish War of Independence the city became part of the modern Republic of Turkey.
context_section_description: Konya ([ˈkon.ja]) is a major city in south-central Turkey, on south-western edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau and is the seventh-most-populous city in Turkey with a metropolitan population of over 2.2 million. Konya is a large and industrially developed city and the capital of Konya Province.
  The Konya region has been inhabited since the 3rd millennium BC. Known as Iconium during classical antiquity, the city was ruled successively by the Phrygian, Persian, Hellenistic and Roman civilizations. In the 11th century the Seljuk Turks conquered the area from the Byzantines, and Konya then became the capital of the Sultanate of Rum. Under the Seljuks, the city reached the height of its wealth and influence. Following the demise of Rum, Konya came under the rule of the Karamanids, before being taken over by the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century. After the Turkish War of Independence the city became part of the modern Republic of Turkey.
caption: Right from the beginning: Mevlana Museum, Konya Selimiye Mosque, Alaaddin Hill, Ince Minaret Medrese, Meram Nature Park, Hacıveyiszade Mosque, Alaaddin Monument, Atatürk Museum and Taşköprü
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