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City Mayor: Ugur Ibrahim Altay(AKP) Elected in 2024 
{{Cite web |title=Statistics by Theme > National Accounts > Regional Accounts |url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/ilgosterge/?locale=tr |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=www.turkstat.gov.tr}}</ref>
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| demographics2_info1 = [[Turkish lira|TRY]] 149.229 billion<br />[[US$]] 16.616 billion (2021)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = [[Turkish lira|TRY]] 65,928<br />[[US$]] 7,341 (2021)
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| leader_name        = Uğur İbrahim Altay ([[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]])
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'''Konya'''{{efn|{{IPA|tr|ˈkoɲ.ja}}}} is a major city in central [[Turkey]], on the southwestern edge of the [[Central Anatolia Region|Central Anatolian Plateau]], and is the capital of [[Konya Province]]. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as '''Iconium'''.  In 19th-century accounts of the city in English its name is usually spelt '''Konia''' or '''Koniah'''. In the late medieval period, Konya was the capital of the [[Seljuk Turks]]' [[Sultanate of Rum]], from where the sultans ruled over Anatolia.

As of 2024, the population of the Metropolitan Province was 2 330 024 of whom  1 433 861 live in the three urban districts (Karatay, Selcuklu, Meram), making it the [[list of cities in Turkey|sixth most populous city in Turkey]], and second most populous of the [[Central Anatolia Region]], after [[Ankara]]. City has Konya is served by [[TCDD Taşımacılık|TCDD]] high-speed train ([[Yüksek Hızlı Tren|YHT]]) services from [[Istanbul]], [[Ankara]] and [[Karaman]]. The local airport ([[Konya Airport|Konya Havalimanı]], KYA) is served by frequent flights from [[Istanbul]] whereas flights to and from [[İzmir]] are offered few times a week.

== Name ==

Konya is believed to correspond to the [[Late Bronze Age]] toponym ''Ikkuwaniya'' known from [[Hittites|Hittite]] records.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=South Central: The Lower Land and Tarḫuntašša |encyclopedia=Hittite Landscape and Geography |year=2017 |last=Forlanini  |first= Massimo |editor-last1=Weeden |editor-first1=Mark |editor-last2=Ullmann |editor-first2=Lee |publisher=Brill| doi=10.1163/9789004349391_022|page=244|isbn=978-90-04-34939-1 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Bryce |first=Trevor|title=The Trojans and their neighbours |date=2006 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=9780415349550 |page=81}}</ref> This placename is regarded as [[Luwian language|Luwian]] in origin.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Klein |first1=Jared |last2=Joseph |first2=Brian |last3=Fritz |first3=Matthias |title=Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cQA2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA239 |year=2017 |publisher=[[de Gruyter]] |isbn=978-3-11-026128-8 |page=239}}</ref> During [[classical antiquity]] and the [[Middle Ages|medieval period]] it was known as {{lang|grc|Ἰκόνιον}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|Ikónion}}) in [[List of traditional Greek place names|Greek]] and as {{lang|la|Iconium}} in [[Latin]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Bryce |first=Trevor|title=The Trojans and their neighbours |date=2006 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=9780415349550 |page=81}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Klein |first1=Jared |last2=Joseph |first2=Brian |last3=Fritz |first3=Matthias |title=Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cQA2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA239 |year=2017 |publisher=[[de Gruyter]] |isbn=978-3-11-026128-8 |page=239}}</ref>

A [[folk etymology]] holds that the name {{lang|grc-Latn|Ikónion}} was derived from {{lang|grc|εἰκών}} ('[[icon]]'), referring to an [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] [[Greek mythology|legend]] according to which the hero [[Perseus]] vanquished the native population with an image of the "''[[Gorgon]] [[Medusa]]'s head''" before founding the city.<ref name="Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/321948/Konya |title=Konya |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |access-date=25 May 2015 }}</ref>

Konya was known as {{lang|tr|Dârülmülk}} to the [[Sultanate of Rum|Rum Seljuk]]s.<ref>{{TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi |url=https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/konya |title=KONYA İç Anadolu bölgesinde şehir ve bu şehrin merkez olduğu il }}</ref>

== History ==

=== Overview ===
The Konya region has been inhabited since the third millennium BC and fell at different times under the rule of [[Hittites|the Hittites]], [[Phrygia|the Phrygians]], the [[Greeks]], the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persians]] and the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]]. In the 11th century the [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuk Turks]] conquered the area and began ruling over its [[Rûm]] ([[Byzantine|Byzantine Greek]]) inhabitants, making Konya the capital of their new [[Sultanate of Rum]]. Under the Seljuks, the city reached the height of its wealth and influence. Following their demise, 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.

=== Ancient history ===
[[File:Roman Sarcophagus (6526103787).jpg|thumb|left|[[Hercules]] [[Sarcophagus]] ({{circa|250–260}}) in the [[Konya Archaeological Museum]]]]
[[File:Konya Archaeological Museum, Turkey 04.jpg|170px|thumb|right| A marble statue of [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]], the [[Ancient Greek]] goddess located in [[Konya Archaeological Museum]]]]
[[File:Konya_archeological_museum_-_sarcophagus1.jpg|thumb|200px|Marble Sarcophagus, typical of Pamphylia. Roman period, 3rd century AD, in the [[Konya Archaeological Museum]]]]
Excavations have shown that the region was inhabited during the Late [[Copper Age]], around 3000&nbsp;BC.<ref name=Britannica />

The [[Phrygia]]ns established their kingdom in central [[Anatolia]] in the eighth century BC and [[Xenophon]] describes Iconium (as the city was originally called) as the last city of Phrygia. The region was overwhelmed by [[Cimmerians|Cimmerian]] invaders {{circa|690 BC}}. Later it formed part of the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian Empire]], until [[Darius III]] was defeated by [[Alexander the Great]] in 333&nbsp;BC. Alexander's empire broke up shortly after his death and the town came under the rule of [[Seleucus I Nicator]].

During the [[Hellenistic period]] the town was ruled by the kings of [[Pergamon]]. As [[Attalus III]], the last king of Pergamon, was about to die without an heir, he bequeathed his kingdom to the [[Roman Republic]]. Once incorporated into the [[Roman Empire]], under emperor [[Claudius]], the city's name was changed to Claudiconium. During the reign of emperor [[Hadrian]]us it was known as Colonia Aelia Hadriana.

=== Saint Paul and Iconium ===
Paul and [[Silas]] probably visited Konya during Paul's [[Missionary journeys of Paul|Second Missionary Journey]] in about AD&nbsp;50,<ref>{{cite book|last=Ramsay |first=William Mitchell|title=The Cities of St. Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JryEbmKool0C&pg=PA315 |year=1908|publisher=A.C. Armstrong|pages=315–384}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Bruce|first=Frederick Fyvie|title=Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rEsgAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA475|year=1977|publisher=Eerdmans|isbn=978-0-8028-3501-7|page=475}}</ref> as well as near the beginning of his [[Missionary journeys of Paul|Third Missionary Journey]] several years later.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bruce|first=Frederick Fyvie|title=Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rEsgAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA475|year=1977|publisher=Eerdmans|isbn=978-0-8028-3501-7|page=286}}</ref> 

According to the [[apocryphal]] [[Acts of Paul and Thecla]], Iconium was also the birthplace of [[Thecla|Saint Thecla]], who saved the city from attack by the [[Isaurians]] in 354.<ref name="ODB" />

=== Byzantine Era===

Under the [[Byzantine Empire]], the city became the seat of a bishop, and in {{circa|370}} was raised to the status of a [[Metropolis of Iconium|metropolitan see]] for [[Lycaonia]], with [[Saint Amphilochius]] as the first metropolitan bishop.<ref name="ODB">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ikonion |last=Foss |first=Clive |page=985 |editor-first=Alexander |editor-last=Kazhdan |editor-link=Alexander Kazhdan |encyclopedia=[[Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium]] |location=London and New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1991 |isbn=978-0-19-504652-6}}</ref> In the 7th century it became part of the [[Anatolic Theme]] and was, together with the nearby (Caballa) [[Kaballah Fortress]] ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: ''Gevale Kalesi'') ([https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B054'06.4%22N+32%C2%B023'13.3%22E/@37.9017802,32.3848373,843m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d37.9017757!4d32.3870263 location]) a frequent target of [[Arabs|Arab]] attacks during the [[Arab–Byzantine wars]] in the eighth to tenth century,<ref name="ODB" /> being captured by Arabs in 723–724.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whittow |first1=Mark |title=The Making of Byzantium, 600-1025 |date=1996 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=9780520204966 |page=138 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bFh-ASmKksYC |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref> The rebellious general [[Andronikos Doukas (general under Leo VI)|Andronikos Doukas]] used the Kaballah fortress as his base in 905–906.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Heald Jenkins |first1=Romilly James |title=Byzantium The Imperial Centuries, AD 610–1071 |date=1987 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=9780802066671 |page=204 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O5JqH_NXQBsC |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref> During the tenth or eleventh century the church of [[Saint Amphilochius (Konya)|Saint Amphilochius]] was constructed inside the citadel of Kaballa, housing the tomb of the saint which the Turks later believed to be the tomb of  [[Plato]], renaming the church to Eflâtun Mescidi (mosque of Plato).<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tekinalp |first1=V. Macit |title=Palace churches of the Anatolian Seljuks: tolerance or necessity? |journal=Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies |date=2009 |volume=332 |issue=2 |pages=148–167 |doi=10.1179/174962509X417645}}</ref> The monastery of [[Saint Chariton]], another local from Iconium, was located a few miles away in [[Sille, Konya|Sylata]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Breytenbach |first1=Cilliers |last2=Zimmermann |first2=Christiane |title=Early Christianity in Lycaonia and Adjacent Areas From Paul to Amphilochius of Iconium |date=2017 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004352520}}</ref>

The [[Seljuk Turks]] first raided the area [[Battle of Iconium (1069)|in 1069]], but a period of chaos overwhelmed [[Anatolia]] after the Seljuk victory in the [[Battle of Manzikert]] in 1071, and the [[Normans|Norman]] mercenary leader [[Roussel de Bailleul]] rose in revolt at Iconium. The city was finally conquered by the [[Seljuks]] in 1084.<ref name="ODB" />

=== Seljuk and Karamanid eras===
{{Main|Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate|Karamanids}}
[[File:Şadırvan, Konya (cropped).jpg|left|thumb| Late evening view of Mevlana Fountain opposite the Selimiye Mosque, Konya. Turkey]]
[[File:Ince_Minareli_Medrese_01.jpg|thumb|left|[[Ince Minaret Medrese]] (1279) in Konya]]
Iconium became the second capital of the [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuk]] [[Sultanate of Rum]] after the [[siege of Nicaea|fall of Nicaea]] until 1243.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hiro |first=Dilip |title=Inside Central Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=498oDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT76 |year=2011 |publisher=Gerald Duckworth & Company|isbn=978-0-7156-4038-8|page=76}}</ref> It was briefly occupied by the army of the [[First Crusade]] (August 1097) and [[Frederick Barbarossa]] (May 18, 1190) after the [[Battle of Iconium (1190)]]. The area was reoccupied by the Turks after the Crusaders left.
[[File:Mevlana Konya.jpg|thumb|200px|Established in 1273, the [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[Mevlevi Order]] and its [[Sufi whirling|Whirling Dervishes]] are renowned symbols of Konya and Turkey.]]
Konya reached the height of its wealth and influence in the second half of the 12th century when the Seljuk sultans of Rum also subdued the [[Anatolian beyliks]] to their east, especially that of the [[Danishmends]], thus establishing their rule over virtually all of eastern [[Anatolia]],. They also acquired several port towns along the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] (including [[Alanya]]) and the [[Black Sea]] (including [[Sinop, Turkey|Sinop]]) and even gained a brief foothold in [[Sudak]], [[Crimea]]. This golden age lasted until the first decades of the 13th century.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

Many [[Persian people|Persians]] and [[Persianized Turks|Persianised Turks]] from [[Persia]] and [[Central Asia]] migrated to Anatolian cities either to flee the [[Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia and Eastern Iran|invading Mongols]] or to benefit from the opportunities for educated Muslims in a newly established kingdom.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mango|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Mango|title=Discovering Turkey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WkRaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA61|year=1972|publisher=Hastings House|isbn=0-8038-7111-2|page=61|oclc=309327}}</ref>
[[File:Mausoleo Mevlana.jpg|200px|thumb|The [[Mevlana Museum]] (1274) is the last resting place of the [[Sufism|Sufi]] mystic and poet [[Rumi]] in Konya, the capital of the [[Sultanate of Rum|Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate]].]]
Following the fall of the [[Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate]] in 1307, Konya became the capital of the [[Eshrefids]], a [[Anatolian beyliks|Turkish beylik]], which lasted until 1322 when the city was captured by the neighbouring [[Karamanids|Beylik of Karamanoğlu]]. In 1420, the Beylik of Karamanoğlu fell to the [[Ottoman Empire]] and, in 1453, Konya was made the provincial capital of the [[Karaman Eyalet]].

=== Ottoman Empire ===
{{Main|Ottoman Empire|Karaman Eyalet|Vilayet of Konya}}

Under [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] rule, Konya was administered by the [[Şehzade|Sultan's sons (''Şehzade'')]], starting with Şehzade Mustafa and [[Sultan Cem|Şehzade Cem]] (the sons of Sultan [[Mehmed II]]), and continuing with the future Sultan [[Selim II]].

Between 1483 and 1864, Konya was the administrative capital of the [[Karaman Eyalet]]. During the reforming [[Tanzimat]] period, it became the seat of the larger [[Vilayet of Konya]] which replaced the Karaman Eyalet, as part of the new [[vilayet]] system introduced in 1864.

In 1832 Anatolia was invaded by [[Muhammad Ali dynasty|Mehmed Ali Paşa]] of [[Kavala]] whose son, [[Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt|İbrahim Paşa]], occupied Konya. Although he was driven out with the help of the European powers, Konya went into a decline after this, as described by the British traveller, William Hamilton, who visited in 1837 and found a scene 'of destruction and decay', as he recorded in his ''Researches in Asia Minor, Pontus and Armenia'',  published in 1842.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Freely |first=John |title=The Western Interior of Turkey |publisher=SEV |year=1998 |isbn=9758176226 |edition=1st |location=Istanbul |pages=235–36 |language=English}}</ref>

Konya's textile and mining industries flourished under the Ottomans.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chen |first=Yuan Julian |date=2021-10-11 |title=Between the Islamic and Chinese Universal Empires: The Ottoman Empire, Ming Dynasty, and Global Age of Explorations |url=https://www.academia.edu/59068575 |journal=Journal of Early Modern History |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=422–456 |doi=10.1163/15700658-bja10030 |s2cid=244587800 |issn=1385-3783}}</ref>

=== Turkish Republic ===
[[File:Anatolian Greeks Konya.JPG|thumb|Greeks from nearby village of Sille in 19th century]]
During the [[Turkish War of Independence]] (1919–1922) Konya was a major [[Turkish Air Force#Initial stages|air base]]. In 1922, the air force, renamed as the Inspectorate of Air Forces,{{efn|Turkic:Kuva-yı Havaiye Müfettişliği}} was headquartered in Konya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hvkk.tsk.tr/EN/IcerikDetay.aspx?ID=21|title=Bir Hata Oluştu|website=Hvkk.tsk.tr|access-date=25 May 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505145921/http://www.hvkk.tsk.tr/EN/IcerikDetay.aspx?ID=21|archive-date=5 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kocatürk|first=Utkan|title=Atatürk ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti tarihi kronolojisi, 1918–1938|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5sAfAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA634|year=1983|publisher=Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi|language=tr|page=634}}</ref>
Before 1923, 4,000 Orthodox, [[Karamanlides|Turkish-speaking]] and Greek-speaking Christians lived there. The Greek community numbered approximately 2,500 people who maintained, at their own expense, a church, a boys' school and a girls' school.
In 1923 during the [[population exchange between Greece and Turkey]], the [[Greeks]] of the nearby village of Sille were forced to leave as refugees and resettle in [[Greece]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exchange.ifmsa.org/exchange/explore/lc/4690946|title=IFMSA Exchange Portal|website=Exchange.ifmsa.org|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref>

== Government ==
[[File:Konya_-_Valilik_-_panoramio.jpg|left|thumb|Konya Metropolitan Governor's Office]]
The first local administration in Konya was founded in 1830 and converted into a municipality in 1876.{{efn|"İhtisab Agalıgi" (Islamic-Ottoman office for public regularity)}} In March 1989, the municipality became a Metropolitan Municipality. As of that date, Konya had three central district municipalities (Meram, Selçuklu, Karatay) and a Metropolitan Municipality.

== Economy ==
Home to several industrial parks. The city ranks among the [[Anatolian Tigers]].<ref name="FTTigers">{{cite web |title=Financial Times: Reports — Anatolian tigers: Regions prove plentiful |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/db1d9cee-7650-11db-8284-0000779e2340.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/db1d9cee-7650-11db-8284-0000779e2340.html |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=7 August 2018 |website=Ft.com}}</ref><ref name="InvestopediaTigers">{{cite web |author=root |title=Anatolian Tigers |url=http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/anatolian-tigers.asp |access-date=25 May 2015 |work=Investopedia}}</ref><ref name="ZamanTigers">{{Cite web |title=Zaman: Anatolian tigers conquering the world |url=http://us.zaman.com.tr/us-tr/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=3660 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130821181544/http://us.zaman.com.tr/us-tr/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=3660 |archive-date=2013-08-21 |access-date=2013-08-21}}</ref><ref name=KTO>{{cite web|url=http://en.kto.org.tr/konyanin-sosyo-ekonomik-yapisi-37s.htm|title=General Overview Of The Konya Economy|website=En.kto.org.tr|access-date=25 May 2015|archive-date=8 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808043050/http://en.kto.org.tr/konyanin-sosyo-ekonomik-yapisi-37s.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012 exports from Konya reached 130 countries.<ref name=KTO /> A number of Turkish industrial conglomerates, such as Bera (ex Kombassan) Holding, have their headquarters in Konya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anasayfa {{!}} Bera Holding |url=https://beraholding.com.tr/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=beraholding.com.tr}}</ref>

While agriculture-based industries play a role, the city's economy has evolved into a center for the manufacturing of components for the automotive industry; machinery manufacturing; agricultural tools; casting; plastic paints and chemicals; construction materials; paper and packaging; processed foods; textiles; and leather.<ref name=KTO />

Turkey's largest [[solar farm]] is located 20 miles east of the city, near [[Karapınar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-15 |title=The World's Largest Solar Power Plant in Konya |url=http://trdergisi.com/en/the-worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-in-konya/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=TR Dergisi |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Geography ==
Konya sits in the center of the largest province, in the largest plain ([[Konya Plain]]), and is the seventh most heavily populated city in Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/Turkey-RBC20.html |title=Turkey: Provinces & Major Cities – Statistics & Maps on City Population |access-date=2013-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114073240/https://www.citypopulation.de/Turkey-RBC20.html |archive-date=2017-01-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Lake Meke at Night 2.jpg|thumb|[[Lake Meke]], a large crater lake in [[Konya Province]]]]
The city is in the southern part of the [[Central Anatolia Region]] with the southernmost side of the province hemmed in by the [[Taurus Mountains]].

== Climate ==
Konya has a cold [[semi-arid climate]] (''BSk'') under the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] classification<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/4/439/2007/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf|title=Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification|website=Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions|access-date=7 August 2018}}</ref> and a temperate [[Continental climate|continental]] (''Dc'') climate under the [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]] classification.

Summer daytime temperatures average {{convert|30|°C|0|abbr=on}}, although summer nights are cool. The highest temperature recorded in Konya was {{convert|40.9|°C|0|abbr=on}} on 14 August 2023, closely beating the former record of {{convert|40.6|°C|0|abbr=on}} on 30 July 2000. Winters average {{convert|-4.2|°C|0|abbr=on}}, and the lowest temperature recorded was {{convert|-26.5|°C|0|abbr=on}} on 6 February 1972.  Precipitation levels are low and happen mainly in winter (mostly as snow), spring and autumn.

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|location = Konya (1991–2020, extremes 1929–2023)
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|Jan record high C = 19.3
|Feb record high C = 23.8
|Mar record high C = 28.9
|Apr record high C = 34.6
|May record high C = 34.4
|Jun record high C = 36.7
|Jul record high C = 40.6
|Aug record high C = 40.9
|Sep record high C = 38.8
|Oct record high C = 32.3
|Nov record high C = 25.4
|Dec record high C = 21.8
|year record high C = 
|Jan high C = 4.6
|Feb high C = 6.9
|Mar high C = 12.5
|Apr high C = 17.6
|May high C = 22.8
|Jun high C = 27.4
|Jul high C = 31.0
|Aug high C = 30.9
|Sep high C = 26.7
|Oct high C = 20.4
|Nov high C = 12.7
|Dec high C = 6.3
|year high C = 18.3
|Jan mean C = -0.3
|Feb mean C = 1.3
|Mar mean C = 6.0
|Apr mean C = 10.9
|May mean C = 15.9
|Jun mean C = 20.5
|Jul mean C = 24.1
|Aug mean C = 24.0
|Sep mean C = 19.4
|Oct mean C = 13.4
|Nov mean C = 6.2
|Dec mean C = 1.5
|year mean C = 11.9
|Jan low C = -3.9
|Feb low C = -3.3
|Mar low C = 0.2
|Apr low C = 4.4
|May low C = 9.0
|Jun low C = 13.6
|Jul low C = 17.1
|Aug low C = 17.2
|Sep low C = 12.3
|Oct low C = 7.0
|Nov low C = 0.8
|Dec low C = -2.2
|year low C = 6.0
|Jan record low C = -28.2
|Feb record low C = -26.5
|Mar record low C = -16.4
|Apr record low C = -8.6
|May record low C = -1.2
|Jun record low C = 1.8
|Jul record low C = 6.0
|Aug record low C = 5.3
|Sep record low C = -3.0
|Oct record low C = -8.4
|Nov record low C = -20.0
|Dec record low C = -26.0
|year record low C = -28.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 35.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 23.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 27.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 34.2
|May precipitation mm = 38.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 27.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 6.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 6.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 15.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 29.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 34.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 45.6
|year precipitation mm = 325.3
|Jan precipitation days = 10.53
|Feb precipitation days = 8.97
|Mar precipitation days = 9.80
|Apr precipitation days = 10.83
|May precipitation days = 12.47
|Jun precipitation days = 8.10
|Jul precipitation days = 3.00
|Aug precipitation days = 2.63
|Sep precipitation days = 4.40
|Oct precipitation days = 7.27
|Nov precipitation days = 7.13
|Dec precipitation days = 10.10
|year precipitation days = 95.2
|Jan humidity = 79.8
|Feb humidity = 73.3
|Mar humidity = 63.4
|Apr humidity = 58.7
|May humidity = 56.1
|Jun humidity = 47.5
|Jul humidity = 38.9
|Aug humidity = 39.4
|Sep humidity = 44.2
|Oct humidity = 57.6
|Nov humidity = 70.1
|Dec humidity = 79.9
|year humidity = 59.0
|Jan sun = 105.4
|Feb sun = 138.4
|Mar sun = 195.3
|Apr sun = 216.0
|May sun = 269.7
|Jun sun = 309.0
|Jul sun = 344.1
|Aug sun = 334.8
|Sep sun = 291.0
|Oct sun = 235.6
|Nov sun = 159.0
|Dec sun = 102.3
|Jand sun = 3.4
|Febd sun = 4.9
|Mard sun = 6.3
|Aprd sun = 7.2
|Mayd sun = 8.7
|Jund sun = 10.3
|Juld sun = 11.1
|Augd sun = 10.8
|Sepd sun = 9.7
|Octd sun = 7.6
|Novd sun = 5.3
|Decd sun = 3.3
|yeard sun = 7.4
|source 1 = [[Turkish State Meteorological Service]]<ref name=eather1>{{cite web
| url = https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?k=H&m=KONYA
| title = Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020)
| publisher = Turkish State Meteorological Service
| language = tr
| access-date = 6 July 2021}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[NOAA]] (humidity)<ref name=WMOCLINO>{{cite web
| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkiye/CSV/KonyaHavalimani_17244.csv
| title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020: Konya
| format = CSV
| publisher = [[NCEI|National Centers for Environmental Information]]
| access-date = 2 August 2023}}</ref>
}}

== Culture ==
[[File:Mevlana_Cultural_Center,_Konya.jpg|thumb|200px|Mevlana Cultural Centre in Konya]]
Konya has a reputation for being one of the more religiously conservative metropolitan centres in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web |date=2004-12-03 |title='Islam problem' baffles Turkey |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4062603.stm |access-date=2019-08-29 |website=BBC News}}</ref>

Konya was the final home of [[Rumi]] (Mevlana), whose turquoise-domed tomb in the city is its primary tourist attraction. In 1273, Rumi's followers established the [[Mevlevi Order|Mevlevi]] [[Sufi]] order of [[Islam]] and became known as the [[Sufi whirling|Whirling Dervishes]].

Every Saturday, there are Whirling Dervish performances ([[Sama (Sufism)|semas]]) at the Mevlana Cultural Centre. Unlike some of the commercial performances staged in cities like Istanbul, these are genuinely spiritual sessions.

Expensive, richly patterned Konya [[Turkish carpet|carpet]]s were exported to Europe during the [[Renaissance]]<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i3Od9bcGus0C&pg=PA189|title=The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts|last=Campbell|first=Gordon|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0-19-518948-3|volume=1|page=189|chapter=Carpet II: History}}</ref> and were draped over furniture to show off the wealth and status of their owners. They often crop up in [[Oriental carpets in Renaissance painting|contemporary oil paintings]] as symbols of the wealth of the painter's clients.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carpets of the Ottoman Period |website=Old Turkish Carpets |date=2019-06-19 |url=http://www.oldturkishcarpets.com/carpets-ottoman-period.html |access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref>

=== Attractions ===
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[[File:Alâeddin_Mosque,_Konya_01.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Alâeddin Mosque|Alaaddin Mosque]] (1235) on Alaaddin Hill (Alaaddin Tepesi) in central Konya]]
[[File:KonyaTaşköprüBeyşehir.jpg|thumb|[[Taşköprü (Beyşehir)|Taşköprü]], [[Beyşehir]]]]
* [[Mevlâna Museum]]
* [[Alâeddin Mosque|Alaaddin Mosque]]
* [[Ince Minaret Medrese]]—Museum<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ktb.gov.tr/EN-113979/konya-museums-and-ruins.html|title=Konya Museums and Ruins|website=www.ktb.gov.tr}}</ref>
* [[Karatay Medrese]]—Museum<ref name="auto" />
* [[Sırçalı Medrese]] 
* [[Sahib-i Ata Mosque|Sahib-i Ata Mosque complex]]
* [[Konya Archaeological Museum|Konya Archaeological and Ethnography Museum]]<ref>{{cite book |last=McLean |first=B. Hudson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BYQaAAAAYAAJ |title=Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the Konya Archaeological Museum |date=2018 |publisher=British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara |isbn=978-1-898249-14-6 |access-date=7 August 2018 |via=Google Books}}</ref><!---not a very good citation, but most of the ones in the article are mis-stated-->
* Koyunoğlu Museum
* Atatürk House Museum<ref name="auto" />
* Mevlana Cultural Centre<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/central-anatolia/konya/entertainment/mevlana-culture-centre/a/poi-ent/1269365/360882 | title=Mevlâna Culture Centre {{pipe}} Konya, Turkey {{pipe}} Entertainment - Lonely Planet }}</ref>
* Mevlana Festival
* [[Selimiye Mosque, Konya|Selimiye Mosque]]
* [[Aziziye Mosque, Konya|Aziziye Mosque]]
* [https://www.konyabilimmerkezi.com/ Konya Science Centre (Turkish: Konya Bilim Merkezi)]
* [[Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden]]
*[[Meram]], suburb with popular waterside picnicking facilities
*[[Sille (village)|Sille]], {{convert|8|km|abbr=off}} northwest from Mevlana Museum: antique village, mosques, churches, cave churches and catacombs
*[[Çatalhöyük]]

===Food===
One of the city's best-known dishes, [[etli ekmek]] consists of slices of lamb served on flaps of soft white bread.<ref name="KonyaMutfak">{{cite web |title=Konya Büyükşehir Belediyesi |url=http://www.konya.bel.tr/sayfadetay.php?sayfaID=161 |access-date=2019-08-29 |website=Konya.bel.tr |language=tr |archive-date=2018-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808011509/http://www.konya.bel.tr/sayfadetay.php?sayfaID=161 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Konya is also known for unfeasibly long ''pides'' (Turkish pizzas) intended to be shared, and [[tirit]], a traditional rice dish made from meat and assorted vegetables.
[[File:Tirit Kofte.jpg|left|thumb|293x293px|Tirit]]

Konya is also known for its sweets, including ''[[cezerye]]'', an old Turkish sweet made from carrots, and [[pişmaniye]], which is similar to American cotton candy.

== Sports ==
[[File:TORKU_ARENA_-_panoramio.jpg|thumb|280px|[[Konya Büyükşehir Stadium|Konya Metropolitan Stadium]] in Konya]]
The city's football team [[Konyaspor]] is part of the [[Süper Lig|Turkish Professional Football League]]. On May 31, 2017, they won their first national trophy, beating [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]] to the [[Turkish Cup|Türkiye Kupası]] in a penalty shootout. They repeated this success on August 6, 2017, defeating [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] to win the [[Turkish Super Cup|Türkiye Süper Kupası]] (Turkish Super Bowl).

[[Konya Metropolitan Stadium]] (Konya Büyükşehir Stadyumu)  is in the Selçuklu neighbourhood and can seat up to 42,000 spectators.

The city hosted the [[2022 Islamic Solidarity Games]] in August 2022.

== Education ==
Founded in 1975, [[Selçuk University]] had the largest number of students (76,080) of any public university in Turkey during the 2008–09 academic year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Small Ruminant Congress |website=kucukbas2014.com |date=2014-10-18 |url=http://kucukbas2014.com/EN/Icerik.aspx?ID=27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018012849/http://kucukbas2014.com/EN/Icerik.aspx?ID=27 |archive-date=2014-10-18 |url-status=unfit |access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2021}} The other public university, [[Necmettin Erbakan University]], was established in Konya in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.konya.edu.tr/sayfa/tarihce?lang=en|title=Konya Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi|access-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427141633/http://www.konya.edu.tr/sayfa/tarihce?lang=en|archive-date=27 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2021}}

[[File:KTO,KARATAY.jpg|thumb|A view from KTO Karatay University]]

Private colleges in Konya include the KTO Karatay University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.karatay.edu.tr/ |title=KTO Karatay Üniversitesi |website=Karatay.edu.tr |access-date=2011-09-16}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2021}}

Konya hosts the [[Anatolian Eagle]] Tactical Training Centre for training NATO Allies and friendly Air Forces.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150525144734/http://www.anadolukartali.tsk.tr/default.asp?loc=en Official Web Site]</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2021}}

== Transportation ==
[[File:TCDD HT65000 high-speed train.jpg|thumb|200px|A [[TCDD HT65000]] on the [[Ankara-Konya high-speed railway|Ankara–Konya line]] of the [[Turkish State Railways]]]]
[[File:Tramvaj 28T.jpg|thumb|200px|A [[Škoda 28 T]] tram produced for the upcoming Konya Metro]]

=== Intercity buses ===
The central bus station has connections to a range of destinations, including [[Istanbul]], [[Ankara]] and [[İzmir]]. It is connected to the town centre by a tram.

=== Inner-city public transport ===
The [[Konya Tram]] network is {{cvt|41|km}} long and has two lines with 41 stations. Opened in 1992, it was expanded in 1996 and 2015. The [[Konya Tram]] uses [[Škoda 28 T]] vehicles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Škoda Transportation wins Konya tram contract |website=Railway Gazette |date=2013-03-04 |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/urban/single-view/view/skoda-transportation-wins-konya-tram-contract.html |access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref>

Work began on building a [[Konya Metro]] in 2020 and is expected to be completed in 2024 and will have 22 stations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Uysal |first=Onur |date=2020-10-01 |title=Last status of metro and tram projects of Turkey |url=https://railturkey.org/2020/10/01/last-status-of-metro-and-tram-projects-of-turkey/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Rail Turkey En |language=en}}</ref>

Konya also has an extensive inner-city bus network.

=== Railway ===
Konya is connected to [[Ankara]], [[Eskişehir]], [[Istanbul]] and [[Karaman]] via the [[High-speed rail in Turkey|high-speed railway services]] of the [[Turkish State Railways]].<ref name="gazette completes">{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/ankara-konya-fast-line-completes-strategic-link.html|publisher=Railway Gazette|title=Opening of Ankara – Konya fast line completes strategic link|date=24 August 2011|access-date=2013-02-12|archive-date=2020-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813120617/https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/ankara-konya-fast-line-completes-strategic-link.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Invensys commissions ERTMS solution on Turkish High Speed Line |url=http://www.europeanrailwayreview.com/10456/rail-industry-news/invensys-commissions-ertms-solution-on-turkish-high-speed-line/ |publisher=European Railway Review |access-date=20 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106171548/http://www.europeanrailwayreview.com/10456/rail-industry-news/invensys-commissions-ertms-solution-on-turkish-high-speed-line/ |archive-date=6 January 2012 |date=7 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Airport and airbase ===
[[Konya Airport]] (KYA) is a public [[airport]] but also a military [[airbase]] used by [[NATO]]. The Third Air Wing{{efn|Ana Jet Üssü or AJÜ}} of the 1st Air Force Command{{efn|Hava Kuvvet Komutanlığı}} is based at the [[Konya Airport|Konya Air Base]]. The wing controls the four [[Boeing 737 AEW&C]] Peace Eagle aircraft of the [[Turkish Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/25862115.asp|title=TSK yeni yıldızı Barış Kartalı'na kavuştu|author=Mehmet Kayhan YILDIZ- Hasan BÖLÜKBAŞ- Serdar ÖZGÜR- Tolga YANIK- Hasan DÖNMEZ/ KONYA,(DHA)|work=HÜRRİYET – TÜRKİYE'NİN AÇILIŞ SAYFASI|date=21 February 2014 |access-date=25 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-340130-turkey-takes-delivery-of-military-aircraft.html |title=Turkey takes delivery of military aircraft |work=TodaysZaman |access-date=25 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222140311/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-340130-turkey-takes-delivery-of-military-aircraft.html |archive-date=February 22, 2015}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
{{See also|Category:People from Konya}}
<!---need citation to tie notable to Konya per [[WP:NLIST]] and [[WP:LISTPEOPLE]]---->
* [[Rumi|Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi]], also called ''Mawlana'' or Mevlana, the inspiration behind the Sufi [[Mevlevi]] order (known for [[the Whirling Dervishes]] and [[Masnavi]]). He died and was buried in Konya in 1273.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Battutah |first1=Ibn |title=The Travels of Ibn Battutah |date=2002 |publisher=Picador |isbn=978-0-330-41879-9 |location=London |pages=106, 309}}</ref>
* [[Amphilochius of Iconium]], fourth century Christian bishop.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Thonemann|first=Peter|date=2011-05-04|title=Amphilochius of Iconium and Lycaonian Asceticism|journal=Journal of Roman Studies|volume=101|pages=185–205|doi=10.1017/s0075435811000037|s2cid=162127197|issn=0075-4358}}</ref>
* [[Nevin Halıcı]], writer, cultural anthropologist and lecturer 
* [[Prokopios Lazaridis]], [[Greek Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] [[metropolitan bishop]] of the [[Metropolis of Iconium]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Savramis|first=Demosthenes|title=Die soziale Stellung des Priesters in Griechenland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GYbRAAAAMAAJ|year=1968|publisher=E. J. Brill|trans-title=Social position of the priest in Greece |language=de}}</ref><ref name="Kiminas">{{cite book|last=Kiminas|first=Demetrius|title=The ecumenical patriarchate : a history of its metropolitanates with annotated hierarch catalogs|date=2009|publisher=Borgo Press|location=San Bernardino, CA|isbn=978-1-4344-5876-6|page=100|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QLWqXrW2X-8C&pg=PA100 }}</ref>
* [[Murat Yıldırım (actor)]], actor and presenter
* [[Hilmi Şenalp]] (1957-), architect.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rizvi |first1=Kishwar |title=The Transnational Mosque: Architecture and Historical Memory in the Contemporary Middle East |date=2015 |publisher=UNC Press Books |isbn=978-1-4696-2117-3 |pages=56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n1m0CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA64 |access-date=16 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Kemal Şahin]], Turkish–German entrepreneur
* [[Metin Şahin]], taekwondo practitioner
* [[Saliha Scheinhardt]], writer and lecturer. 
* [[Husam al-Din Chalabi]], muslim Sufi
* [[İsmail Güzel]], wrestler
* [[Nur Banu Özpak]], sport shooter
* [[Hazal Kaya]], actress

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Turkey}}
Konya is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Bârlad]], Romania
*{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Ganja, Azerbaijan|Ganja]], Azerbaijan
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Nishapur]], Iran<ref name="tehrantimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://tehrantimes.com/arts-and-culture/3268-rumi-remembered-in-birth-place-of-shams|title=Rumi Remembered in Birthplace of Shams|access-date=21 March 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407030029/http://tehrantimes.com/arts-and-culture/3268-rumi-remembered-in-birth-place-of-shams|archive-date=7 April 2015}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al Qadarif]], Sudan
*{{flagicon|DE}} [[Berlin]], Germany
*{{flagicon|AZE}} [[Sheki, Azerbaijan|Sheki]], Azerbaijan
*{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Sylhet]], Bangladesh
*{{flagicon|PAK}} [[Multan]], Pakistan
*{{flagicon|JPN}}  [[Kyoto]], Japan
*{{flagicon|MKD}} [[Tetovo Municipality|Tetovo]], North Macedonia<ref>[http://www.konya.bel.tr/detail.php?id=2519 Kyoto İle Kardeş Şehir Protokolü İmzalandı, Heyet Japon Parkı'nı Gezdi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016211322/http://www.konya.bel.tr/detail.php?id=2519 |date=2014-10-16 }}, Konya Büyükşehir Belediyesi (2010)</ref>
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Xi'an]], China
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Ráckeve]], Hungary
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Kirkuk]], Iraq<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkish FM's speech to Kirkuk's Turkmen community |url=https://ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2012/8/kirkuk744.htm |website=ekurd.net |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UNPO: Iraqi Turkmen: Turkey Promises Protection Of Turkmen |url=https://unpo.org/article/14669 |website=unpo.org |date=2 November 2009 |access-date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

== See also ==
{{Portal|Turkey}}
* [[Mevlâna Museum]]
* [[Anatolian Tigers]]
* [[Konya Carpets and Rugs]]
* [[Theodosius the Cenobiarch]] (c. 423–529 AD), monk, abbot, and saint born in Iconium; a founder and organiser of the cenobitic way of monastic life
* [[Thecla]] or Tecla, first-century virgin saint of the early Christian Church, born in Iconium

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

'''General'''
* {{cite web|title=About Konya/ Geography and Transportation|url=http://www.kso.org.tr/sayfa/en/geography-and-transportation-1|website=Konya Sanayi Odasi|access-date=November 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903005144/http://www.kso.org.tr/sayfa/en/geography-and-transportation-1|archive-date=September 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|last1=Gould|first1=Kevin|title=Konya, In a Whirl of its Own|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/apr/10/konya-turkey-jelaluddin-rumi-dervish|website=The Guardian|date=9 April 2010|access-date=November 12, 2016}}
* {{cite web|title=7 Good Eats in Konya|url=http://www.mytravelingjoys.com/2012/03/7-good-eats-in-konya-turkey.html|website=My Traveling Joys|access-date= November 12, 2016}}

== Further reading ==
'''Published in the 19th century'''
*{{Cite book |publisher=J. Murray |location=London |title=Handbook for Travellers in Turkey |edition=3rd |date=1854 |oclc=2145740 |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/ahandbookfortra22firgoog#page/n252/mode/2up |chapter=Konia}}
*{{cite book |title=Konia, la ville des derviches tourneurs |language=fr |author=Clément Huart |location=Paris |publisher=Leroux |year=1897 |isbn=9780524077849 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qk-0eJT66AUC|author-link=Clément Huart }}

'''Published in the 20th century'''
*{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Konia |volume=15 |last=Hogarth |first=David George |author-link=David George Hogarth |page=893 |short=1}}
*{{cite book |chapter=Konya/Catal Huyuk |author=E. Broadrup |title=International Dictionary of Historic Places |publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn |year=1995 |location=Chicago}}

'''Published in the 21st century'''
*{{cite book |title=Historic Cities of the Islamic World |editor=C. Edmund Bosworth |year=2007 |publisher=[[Koninklijke Brill]] |location=Leiden |chapter=Konya}}
*{{cite book |chapter=Konya |title=Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture |year=2009 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}

== External links ==
{{Commons}}
{{EB1911 Poster|Konia}}
*{{Wikivoyage-inline}}
* [https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/321948/Konya Britannica.com: Konya]
<!---probably should get rid of blogish "picture" sites--->
* [http://www.selcuksozluk.org/nedir/konya/ More information about Konya] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229052145/http://www.selcuksozluk.org/nedir/konya/ |date=2017-12-29 }}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040621225230/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/?id=100462 Emporis: Database of highrises and other structures in Konya]}}
* [http://www.tulpart.com/pic.asp?cmd=6&cid=2155 Detailed Pictures of Mevlana Museum]
* [http://www.tulpart.com/pic.asp?cmd=1&cid=19 Pictures of the city, including Mevlana Museum and several Seljuk buildings]
* [http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/konya_turkey 600 Pictures of the city and sights]
* [http://www.pbase.com/dosseman/mevlana Extensive collection of pictures of the Mevlana museum in Konya]
* {{cite book|last=Ramsay |first=William Mitchell|title=The Cities of St. Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JryEbmKool0C&pg=PA315 |year=1908|publisher=A.C. Armstrong|pages=315–384}}
* [https://havadurumu24.com.tr/2002/konya Konya Hava Durumu]
* [https://www.havadurumu15gunluk.net/havadurumu/konya-hava-durumu-15-gunluk.html Konya Hava Durumu 15 günlük]
* {{cite web |author=ArchNet.org |publisher=MIT School of Architecture and Planning |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |url=http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1839 |title=Konya |access-date=2013-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023232056/http://archnet.org/library/places/one-place.jsp?place_id=1839 |archive-date=2012-10-23 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.islamicarchitecturedatabase.org/ircica/index2.php?page=Country&id=52 |title=Konya |work=Islamic Cultural Heritage Database |publisher=Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture |location=Istanbul |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516092953/http://www.islamicarchitecturedatabase.org/ircica/index2.php?page=Country&id=52 |archive-date=May 16, 2013}}

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