Car Hire in Konya - Mini guide to Konya

On the Central plateau of Antolia, Turkey is situated the city of Konya. During the Late Copper Age which was around 3000 BC the city used to be inhabited and is considered to be among one of the most ancient historical places of Turkey. There was a time when Konya became part of the Persian Empire and it as during the reign of Alexander the Great. Again during the Byzantine Empire the city was destroyed several times by various Arab invasions. All this add up to give the city a very rich historical association.

Later on the place came under the dominance of the Seljuk Turks and was made the capital of the sultanate. Konya became the highest seat of wealth in the region during the 12th century. Back in the year 1453 Konya was made the provincial capital of the Ottoman Province of Karaman and it was under the Ottoman Empire that the Vilayet system was established in Konya.

Today Konya is the home of the Selcuk University which is by far one of the largest universities of Turkey. The most notable places of the city that manage to attract huge amount of tourists and visitors every year include the Alaeddin Mosque, the Karatay Medrese Museum as well as the Mevlana Museum. Tourists from around the globe find these places to be particularly interesting.

Konya is famous for being one of the most religiously conservative cities of Turkey in spite of having modern day buildings and systems all throughout.

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