Konya Askeri Şehitliği

Konya Askeri Şehitliği is a cemetery in Selcuklu, Konya Province. Konya Askeri Şehitliği is situated nearby to the police station Konya Emniyet Müdürlüğü, as well as near the mosque Mürşit Pınar Cami.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musalla City cemetery (cemetery entry) and Mevlana Museum.

Musalla City cemetery (cemetery entry)

Cemetery

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Musalla City cemetery (cemetery entry) is situated 250 metres southwest of Konya Askeri Şehitliği.

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 2 km southeast of Konya Askeri Şehitliği.

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 1½ km south of Konya Askeri Şehitliği.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selçuklu and Konya.

Selçuklu

Town

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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.

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.