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Konya
Konya is a major city and the capital of Konya Province, Turkey. The city has very long history dating back the 2nd millennium BC. It was known in classical antiquity and during the medieval period as Ἰκόνιον and as Iconium in Latin. Konya was historically the capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum and the Karamanids between 11th-15th centuries AD.
The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Konya-A capital of Seljuk Civilization.by Fatih SULTAN (Cropped), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 1038 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2000
Second Millennium BC
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Ancient Greek + Persian + Hellenistic + Roman + Byzantine +
Islamic Monuments
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