Konya

The broad Konya Plain defines much of Konya — its dry continental climate has long supported grain farming and lends central Anatolia an expansive, open character. Konya city was the capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in the 12th and 13th centuries, and its surviving Seljuk monuments remain central to its identity. The Mevlana Museum, built around the tomb of the poet and mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi, is an important place of pilgrimage and a focus of the Mevlevi tradition, known for the sema ceremony. Beyond the city, the province reaches toward Lake Tuz, one of Turkey’s largest saline lakes. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Konya.

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