Akabe
Akabe is a suburb in Karatay, Konya Province. Akabe is situated nearby to the suburb Gaziosmanpaşa, as well as near Fetih.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mevlana Museum and İzzet Koyunoğlu City Museum.
Mevlana Museum
Museum
The Mevlâna Museum, in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian Sufi mystic. Mevlana Museum is situated 3 km west of Akabe.
Selimiye Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zcebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Selimiye Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in Konya, Turkey. Selimiye Mosque is situated 3 km west of Akabe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karatay and Meram.
Karatay
Town
Karatay is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,832 km and will be able to produce 26 GWh of electricity annually. Karatay is situated 3 km west of Akabe.
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 3½ km west of Akabe.
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.
Akabe
- Type: Suburb
- Address: Karatay/Konya
- Category: locality
- Location: Karatay, Konya Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
37.86142° or 37° 51′ 41″ northLongitude
32.53618° or 32° 32′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8G9JVG6P+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3664317779OpenStreetMap feature
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