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Things to do in Konya
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Sightlore has 25 places to explore in Konya, and 25 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Konya's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Mevlâna Museum
The Mevlâna Museum, in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge (Tekke) of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, an Iranian Sufi mystic.
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Ince Minaret Medrese
İnce Minareli Medrese (lit.
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Aziziye Mosque
The Aziziye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in Konya, Turkey. It is well known for the columned balcony of its minaret, an architectural feature rarely seen in Turkish mosques.
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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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Sırçalı Madrasah
Sırçalı Medrese (literally Glazed medrese) is a 13th-century medrese (Islamic school) in Konya, Turkey, that served as the capital of the Anatolian Seljuq state.
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Karatay Madrasah
Karatay Medrese is a madrasa (a school with a frequently but not absolutely religious focus) in Konya, Turkey located at the foot of the citadel hill, across from the ruins of the Seljuk palace and in view of the Alâeddin Mosque.
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Selimiye Mosque (Konya)
Selimiye Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Konya, Turkey.
Discovery routes in Konya
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Konya, Seljuk Capital
A walk from Alaeddin Hill to the Karatay and İnce Minareli madrasas, the Sırçalı Madrasa, then to the Selimiye Mosque and the Mevlana Museum.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Karatay Madrasah
Karatay Medrese is a madrasa (a school with a frequently but not absolutely religious focus) in Konya, Turkey located at the foot of the citadel hill, across from the ruins of the Seljuk palace and in view of the Alâeddin Mosque.
Çatalhöyük
Çatalhöyük is a tell (a mounded accretion resulting from long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from around 7500 BC to 5600 BC and flourished around 7000 BC.
Eflatunpınar
Eflatun Pınar is the name given to a spring, which rises up from the ground, and the stone-built pool monument built at the time of the Hittite Empire.
Lystra
Lystra was a city in central Anatolia, now part of present-day Turkey. It is mentioned six times in the New Testament. Lystra was visited several times by Paul the Apostle, along with Barnabas or Silas.
Kubadabad Palace
Kubadabad Palace or Kubad Abad Palace was a complex of summer residences built for sultan Kayqubad I, ruler of the Sultanate of Rum.
Nasreddin Hodja Tomb
The tomb of Nasreddin Hodja, the famous Turkish folk humorist who died in Akşehir in 1284. A mausoleum was later built over his grave; tradition says its gate is locked but the walls are open.
Tomb of Seydi Mahmut
The tomb of Seyyid Mahmut Hayrani is in Akşehir, Konya Province, Turkey.
Museums
Ince Minaret Medrese
İnce Minareli Medrese (lit.
Sırçalı Madrasah
Sırçalı Medrese (literally Glazed medrese) is a 13th-century medrese (Islamic school) in Konya, Turkey, that served as the capital of the Anatolian Seljuq state.
Akşehir Museum
Akşehir Museum, a.k.a. Nasrettin Hoca Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, is a national museum in Akşehir district of Konya Province, central Turkey, exhibiting archaeological artifacts and ethnographic items.
İzzet Koyunoğlu City Museum
The İzzet Koyunoğlu City Museum was founded by İzzet Koyunoğlu, a member of one of Konya's old families. Its large private collection includes manuscripts, carpets, coins and a traditional Konya house.
Konya Archaeological Museum
Konya Archaeological Museum is a state archaeological museum in Konya, Turkey.
Konya Ereğli Museum
Konya Ereğli Museum is an archaeological and ethnographic museum in Ereğli district of Konya Province, Turkey. Situated in the İstasyon cad (main street of the city), it is operated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Sahip Ata Museum
Sahip Ata Museum is an ethnography museum in Konya, Turkey. It is under the supervision of Directorate General of Foundations.
Places of worship
Alâeddin Mosque
The Alâeddin Mosque is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill (Alaadin Tepesi) in the centre of Konya, Turkey.
Aziziye Mosque
The Aziziye Mosque is an Ottoman mosque in Konya, Turkey. It is well known for the columned balcony of its minaret, an architectural feature rarely seen in Turkish mosques.
Selimiye Mosque (Konya)
Selimiye Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Konya, Turkey.
Mevlâna Museum
The Mevlâna Museum, in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge (Tekke) of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, an Iranian Sufi mystic.
Akşehir Mosque
Akşehir Grand Mosque is a historical mosque in Akşehir, Turkey.
St Paul's Church, Konya
St Paul's Church in Meram is a Roman Catholic church built in 1910. It is named after the Apostle Paul, who visited Iconium (Konya) on his first missionary journey, and is the last active church in the city.
Eşrefoğlu Mosque
Eşrefoğlu Mosque is a 13th-century mosque in Beyşehir, Konya Province, Turkey It is situated 100 metres (330 ft) north of the Beyşehir Lake
Hacıveyiszade Mosque
Hacıveyiszade Mosque is a mosque situated in the center of the city of Konya in the Anatolia region of Turkey.
İplikçi Mosque, Konya
The Iplikçi Mosque, also known as Ebülfazl Mosque, is a 13th-century Seljuk-era Islamic Friday mosque built in 1201-2 AD (598 AH) in the city of Konya, Turkey, to the east of Alaeddin Hill (Konya's citadel).
Kileci Mosque
Kileci Mosque is a small historical mosque in Akşehir, Turkey. It is a 13th-century mosque built during the Sultanate of Rum era. But the exact construction date, the commissioner and the architect are not known.
Nature
Lake Meke
Lake Meke is a volcanic crater lake composed of two nested lakes located in Konya Province, central Turkey. It is a registered natural monument of the country and a Ramsar site. Lake Meke is located in Karapınar district of Konya Province.
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