Konya is the Turkish city, which is in Anatolia, namely in its central part. Also, this city with a population of a little more than one million inhabitants is the center of the province of the same name. The city is very old and precisely for this reason, it is not necessary to miss tourists here, as it is literally overflowing attractions and interesting places.
Monastery Mevliana . The founder of the monastery is Mevlyan Rumi, which is known as an outstanding Persian poet - Sufi, as well as the founder of Dervish Order called "Mevlevi". This monastery serves as a place of bus stop, wandering poets, monks and philosophers. According to the will of the founder of the monastery, in the city of Konya, the sixth year of SEB-I-ARU should be held annually. Local residents, respectfully reacted to this covenant and to date, hold a celebration that lasts from the tenth to the seventeenth of December.
Lake Tuz . Internet users have repeatedly seen photos on which people walking along the mirror surface of the water. So this pictures from Lake Tuz. What caused such a phenomenon? Everything is quite simple. The lake is very salty and in the summer, when most moisture from the lake evaporates, it decreases quite strongly in its sizes, but with the surface of the lake there is a real miracle, as it is covered with a salt crust, which can be safely walk like on land as actually Tourists are in pursuit of unique pictures. Enjoying the charming species of this island, do not forget that it is a protected area, due to the fact that very rare species of birds live here.
Mosque Selimie . It was founded by Sultan Selim second in the sixteenth century. This monastery is one of the most outstanding architectural achievements in Islamic culture, and quite a well-deserved right is considered the most harmonious temple complex throughout Turkey. It is surprising that the courtyard and buildings in this structure are one, since earlier from being erected separately. The temple complex includes a hospital, a library, the baths that are located around the mosque, there is also a madrasa house, the house of the Hadiths, the watchroom, the Bayeside Mosque of the second and a number of shops.
Lake Okek . This is a lake, not far from the city of Konya, in the village of the same name. Local residents are convinced that the lake was formed due to falling into this place, meteorite. So it is or not, to check almost impossible and everything that remains tourists who love this place for beautiful species, it is to believe the stories from the mouth of the Aborigines. The depth of the lake is about thirty meters. Pouring lake Obrook, underground sources. Water from this lake is used for irrigation of agricultural land. It is very interesting and to some extent, the most mysterious is that at the edges of the lake, as well as under its water stroke there are ten caves, which are further heated by tourists' interest.
Mosque Aziz . A unique architectural structure in the style of Eastern Baroque with embossed minarets. The beginning of the construction of the temple, I had to 1671. The order of the beginning of the construction of the Mustafa Pasha's account, which in those days was in service at the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV. Construction of the mosque, lasted five years and was completely completed in 1676. It is not difficult to find the mosque, since it is located not far from the central market of the city.
Chatal-Guyuk . An amazing and very interesting settlement, which managed to detect archaeologists, belongs to the era of ceramic neolithic. Stunning discoveries, committed scientists and no less stunning conclusions made. It turns out that this settlement existed in this place, more than two thousand years, and then the population simply left, because of which it is unknown. The economy of local residents, was based exclusively on cattle breeding, trade, agriculture, hunting and mining. Further more interesting. Based on the excavation data, it was found that none of the locals did not die from violent death. This gives a strong argument in favor of the harmlessness of the settlement. No less interesting conclusion is that in this society there was no usual division into the classes of the poor and the rich and all were equal to both men and women. But the most interesting thing is that in this settlement there was never streets in the form in which they are familiar to us. The entrance and access to the dwelling was located on the roof and the village streets were accurate on the roofs of the houses. Imagine? When the cold came, fires were burned on the roofs, and with the arrival of heat, the locals simply sat on their roofs to substitute the face with affectionate sunshine. Inside some buildings of this village, there are decorations in the form of drawings on the walls and this is perhaps the only thing that local residents could distinguish.
That's what she is Konya, but as you guessed, it is not all the interesting places of this city. Going on a trip, take yourself a note or just draw in a notebook, a few more unique and interesting places that you should look at Konia.
- City center. Here you can get acquainted and better know the unique Seljuk architecture;
- Museum of Koyunoglu. Combines two museums at once - local history and historical;
- Archaeological Museum. In this museum you can see very interesting finds of archaeologists.
- Ethnographical museum. Get acquainted with the culture and traditions of the Turkish people, best in this museum;
- Hill Ala hell-Dean. In this historic hill, the first settlements originally arose, and now there is a modern city of Konya;
- Mosque Ala hell-Dean. Was erected in the thirteenth century, in the Seljuk times;
- Mosque of Jellets. He is the oldest mosque, since the presumptive date of its construction goes its roots in the distant 1202 year;
- Mosque Haji Khasan;
- Madrasa Beyuk Karatay. Now there is a museum with a very interesting exposition;
- Madrasa Indier Minaret. The building was built in the thirteenth century and has many interesting stories for all the time of its existence. Now, there is a museum of applied art on stone and wood.