Konya
Rumi is buried here and the city has organised itself around that for eight hundred years. Conservative, Seljuk, and quieter than anywhere else in Turkey.
Konya in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
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Landmarks in Konya
The Alâeddin Mosque is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill in the centre of Konya, Turkey. Part of the hilltop citadel complex that contained the Seljuk Palace, it served as the main prayer hall for the Seljuk Sultans of Rum and its courtyard contains the burial places of several of the sultans. It was constructed in stages between the mid-12th and mid-13th centuries.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Christian Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Karatay Medrese is a madrasa in Konya, Turkey located at the foot of the citadel hill, across from the ruins of the Seljuk palace and in view of the Alâeddin Mosque. Since 1954, the building has served as a museum displaying a collection of historic tile art, particularly from the Seljuk period.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Aug 2026
Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0
Konya Province is a province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 40,838 km2, making it the largest province by area, and its population is 2,296,347 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Konya.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Konya Karatay Belediyesi · CC BY 4.0
The Konya citadel refers to the defensive walls surrounding the center of the city of Konya in Turkey, encircling the area now called "Alaaddin Hill". The walls were built in the early 1220s by Kayqubad I (r.1220–1237) of the Sultanate of Rum.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Mar 2026
Laborde, Alexandre 1838 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Mevlâna Museum, in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge (Tekke) of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian Sufi mystic.
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Emad Nemati · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Sahib Ata Complex is a historic funerary and religious complex located in Konya, Turkey. It was built between 1258 and 1285 by Sâhib Ata, the Persian vizier of the Sultanate of Rum. This religious complex consists of a mosque, mausoleum, khanqah and a hammam.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Alâeddin Mosque is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill in the centre of Konya, Turkey. Part of the hilltop citadel complex that contained the Seljuk Palace, it served as the main prayer hall for the Seljuk Sultans of Rum and its courtyard contains the burial places of several of the sultans. It was constructed in stages between the mid-12th and mid-13th centuries.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Christian Mathis · CC BY-SA 3.0
Karatay Medrese is a madrasa in Konya, Turkey located at the foot of the citadel hill, across from the ruins of the Seljuk palace and in view of the Alâeddin Mosque. Since 1954, the building has served as a museum displaying a collection of historic tile art, particularly from the Seljuk period.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 Aug 2026
Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0
Konya Province is a province and metropolitan municipality in southwest Central Anatolia, Turkey. Its area is 40,838 km2, making it the largest province by area, and its population is 2,296,347 (2022). The provincial capital is the city of Konya.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Sep 2026
Konya Karatay Belediyesi · CC BY 4.0
The Konya citadel refers to the defensive walls surrounding the center of the city of Konya in Turkey, encircling the area now called "Alaaddin Hill". The walls were built in the early 1220s by Kayqubad I (r.1220–1237) of the Sultanate of Rum.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Mar 2026
Laborde, Alexandre 1838 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Mevlâna Museum, in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge (Tekke) of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian Sufi mystic.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Emad Nemati · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Sahib Ata Complex is a historic funerary and religious complex located in Konya, Turkey. It was built between 1258 and 1285 by Sâhib Ata, the Persian vizier of the Sultanate of Rum. This religious complex consists of a mosque, mausoleum, khanqah and a hammam.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0
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When to go to Konya: Apr or May or Sep or Oct
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