Selçuklu

Selçuklu is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,931 km2, and its population is 690,667. Selçuklu is one of the central districts of , along with the districts of and .
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  • Type: Town with 623,000 residents
  • Description: district of Konya, central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Hocacihan”, “Selcuklu”, and “Selçuklu, Konya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include İnce Minareli Medrese and Kültürpark.

Museum
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is a 13th-century madrasa located in , , now housing the Museum of Stone and Wood Art, noted for its ornate entrance, domed courtyard, ornamentally bricked minaret, partially destroyed in 1901, and exemplar Seljuk architecture.

Park
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Mosque
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The is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill in the centre of , . Part of the hilltop citadel complex that contained the Seljuk Palace, it served as the main prayer hall for the Seljuk Sultans of Rum and its courtyard contains the burial places of several of the sultans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Konya and Meram.

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is a city in in Turkey, known as the city of "whirling dervishes" and for its outstanding Seljuk architecture. In 2021 metropolis had a population of 2,277,017, the sixth largest in Turkey, but the area of most interest is compact.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,822 km2, and its population is 348,325. is one of the central districts of , along with the districts of and Selçuklu.

Town
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is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 2,832 km and will be able to produce 26 GWh of electricity annually.

Selçuklu

Latitude
37.87687° or 37° 52′ 37″ north
Longitude
32.4874° or 32° 29′ 15″ east
Population
623,000
Elevation
1,020 metres (3,346 feet)
Open location code
8G9JVFGP+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2655731848
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
312001
Wiki­data ID
Q2674097
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Selçuklu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “السَّلْجُوقِيَّةُ”
  • Arabic: “سلجوقلي”
  • Asturian: “Selçuklu (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Selçuklu”
  • Bulgarian: “Селчуклу”
  • Catalan: “Selçuklu”
  • Chechen: “Селчуклу”
  • Chinese: “Selçuklu”
  • Chinese: “塞尔丘克卢”
  • Chinese: “塞爾丘克盧”
  • Danish: “Selçuklu”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Selçuklu”
  • Dutch: “Selçuklu”
  • French: “Selçuklu”
  • German: “Selçuklu”
  • Greek: “Σελτσουκλου”
  • Irish: “Selçuklu”
  • Japanese: “セルチュクル”
  • Kurdish: “Selçuklu”
  • Lithuanian: “Selčuklu”
  • Malay: “Selçuklu”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Selçuklu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Selçuklu”
  • Norwegian: “Selçuklu”
  • Persian: “سلجوق‌لو”
  • Russian: “Сельчуклу”
  • Serbian: “Селчуклу”
  • Spanish: “Selçuklu”
  • Swahili: “Selçuklu”
  • Swedish: “Selçuklu”
  • Tatar: “Селчуклу”
  • Turkish: “Selçuklu, Konya”
  • Turkish: “Selçuklu”
  • Urdu: “سیلچوکلو”
  • Vietnamese: “Selçuklu”
  • Western Mari: “Сельчуклу”
  • “Selçuklu”

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