Suriçi Çarşısı

Suriçi Çarşısı is a commercial area in Meram İlçesi, Konya Province. Suriçi Çarşısı is situated nearby to the mosque Erdemşah Masjid, as well as near Kalecik Camii.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Konya Archaeological Museum and Mevlana Museum.

Konya Archaeological Museum

Museum

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Konya Archaeological Museum is a state archaeological museum in Konya, Turkey. Established in 1901, it had been relocated twice before moving to its present location in 1962. Konya Archaeological Museum is situated 340 metres southwest of Suriçi Çarşısı.

Mevlana Museum

Museum

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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 760 metres east of Suriçi Çarşısı.

Alâeddin Mosque

Mosque

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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 490 metres northwest of Suriçi Çarşısı.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meram and Konya.

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.

Konya

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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.