Akıncılar
Akıncılar is a suburb in Selcuklu, Konya Province and has about 9,560 residents. Akıncılar is situated nearby to the suburb Esenler, as well as near Mehmet Akif.- Type: Suburb with 9,560 residents
- Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Selçuklu, Konya, central Turkey
- Also known as: “Akıncılar Mah.”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alâeddin Mosque and Ince Minaret Madrasa.
Alâeddin Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Christian Mathis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alâeddin Mosque is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill in the centre of Konya, Turkey. 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. Alâeddin Mosque is situated 3½ km southeast of Akıncılar.
Ince Minaret Madrasa
Museum
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
İnce Minareli Medrese is a 13th-century madrasa located in Konya, Turkey, 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 Anatolian Seljuk architecture. Ince Minaret Madrasa is situated 3½ km southeast of Akıncılar.
Selçuklu YHT railway station
Railway station
Photo: Notlacanian, CC BY 4.0.
Selçuklu YHT railway station, or Selçuklu HSR railway station is a railway station in Konya, Turkey. Opened on 2 October 2021, it is the main high-speed railway station in the city, while Konya station is the main inter-city station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Selçuklu and Konya.
Selçuklu
Town
Photo: Intension, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selçuklu is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,931 km2, and its population is 690,667. Selçuklu is one of the central districts of Konya, along with the districts of Karatay and Meram. Selçuklu is situated 3 km southeast of Akıncılar.
Konya
Photo: Emadnemati, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Konya is a city in Central Anatolia in Turkey, known as the city of "whirling dervishes" and for its outstanding Seljuk architecture. In 2021 Konya metropolis had a population of 2,277,017, the sixth largest in Turkey, but the area of most interest is compact.
Meram
Town
Meram is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,822 km2, and its population is 348,325. Meram is one of the central districts of Konya, along with the districts of Karatay and Selçuklu. Meram is situated 4 km southeast of Akıncılar.
Akıncılar
- Categories: mahalle and locality
- Location: Selcuklu, Konya Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.90006° or 37° 54′ 0″ northLongitude
32.47149° or 32° 28′ 17″ eastPopulation
9,560Open location code
8G9JWF2C+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 3650483212OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q109393767
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Turkish—“Akıncılar” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Акинджилар”
- Tatar: “Акынҗылар”
- Turkish: “Akıncılar, Selçuklu”
- Turkish: “Akıncılar”
- “Akıncılar”
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