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Konya
Konya , city (1990 pop. 509,208), capital of Konya prov., S central Turkey. It is the trade center of a rich agricultural and livestock-raising region. Manufactures include cement, carpets, and leather, cotton, and silk goods. As the ancient Iconium , the city was important in Roman times, but it reached its peak after the victory (1071) of Alp Arslan over the Byzantines at Manzikert, which resulted in the establishment (1099) of the sultanate of Iconium or Rum (so called after Rome), a powerful state of the Seljuk Turks. In the late 13th cent. the Seljuks of Iconium were defeated by the Mongols, and their territories subsequently passed to Karamania (see Karaman ). In the 15th cent. the whole region was annexed to the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Muhammad II, the conqueror of Constantinople. Konya lost its political importance but remained a religious center as the chief seat of the Mawlawiyya Sufi order (the dervishes), which was founded there in the 13th cent. by the poet and mystic Jalal ad-Din Rumi . His tomb, several medieval mosques, and the old city walls have been preserved, and Rumi is honored in an annual festival. In 1832 an Egyptian army under Ibrahim Pasha routed the Turks at Konya. The town's once-numerous Armenian population was largely deported during World War I. Konya prov., the largest in Turkey, has important mineral resources. |
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"Konya." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Konya." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Konya.html "Konya." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Konya.html |
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Konya, Turkey Kawania, Ikonyon/Ikonyum/Iconium According to one legend, the name is derived from a story about how Prometheus, instructed by Jupiter, made men out of mud, from the Greek eikōn ‘icon’ or ‘image’, to replace those drowned during the Great Flood, thus repopulating Iconium; these ‘mud men’ came to life when the wind blew on them. The city was the first to emerge when the waters subsided. Another legend has it that Perseus killed the Gorgon that had been marauding the town. The inhabitants erected a stone pillar with an icon of Perseus carved in it. The present name is derived from the previous Greek and Latin names. It became a Roman colony and the Seljuk Turkish capital of the Sultanate of Rūm between c.1076 and c.1300. When the city became a state during the reign of Suleiman I the Magnificent (c.1494–1566), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1520–66), it was known as Karaman ili, having been the capital of the province of Karamania during Roman times.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Konya." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Konya." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Konya.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Konya." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Konya.html |
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Konya is located in a large fertile plain in Anatolia. A town has existed on its site since at least 1200 b.c.e. When the area was part of the Roman Empire, the town was known as Iconium. Konya was the capital of the Seljuk Turks' kingdom in Anatolia between 1081 and 1334 and contains several historical monuments dating from that period, most notably the monastery and tomb of Celaleddin Rumi (d. 1273), a leading founder of Sufism and Sufi Orders. Modern Konya is a major industrial center and one of Turkey's largest cities, with a population of approximately 1.3 million. Konya province ranks as the country's major grain-producing region. The total population of the province (including the city of Konya) was 2,192,166, according to the census of 2000. see also sufism and the sufi orders. eric hooglund |
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Hooglund, Eric. "Konya." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Hooglund, Eric. "Konya." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424601586.html Hooglund, Eric. "Konya." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424601586.html |
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Konya
Konya City in s central Turkey. Known in ancient times as Iconium, it was first settled in the 8th century bc. The capital of the Seljuk sultanate of Rum from 1099, it was annexed by the Ottoman sultan in 1472. It is the religious centre of the whirling dervishes. Manufactures include cotton and leather goods, and carpets. Pop. (1997) 611,329. See also Dervish
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"Konya." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Konya." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Konya.html "Konya." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Konya.html |
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Konya an ancient Phrygian settlement, which became the capital of the Seljuk sultans towards the end of the 11th century.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Konya." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Konya." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Konya.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Konya." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Konya.html |
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