Castle and Fortress · Konya
Konya citadel
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 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.
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The closest 8 places around Konya citadel; sorted without regard to province borders.
Distances are as the crow flies; driving distance may be longer.
Çatalhöyük
Çatalhöyük is a tell (a mounded accretion resulting from long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city…
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Alâeddin Mosque
The Alâeddin Mosque is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill (Alaadin Tepesi) in the centre of Konya, Turkey.
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Eşrefoğlu Mosque
Eşrefoğlu Mosque is a 13th-century mosque in Beyşehir, Konya Province, Turkey.
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