Konya Archaeological Museum

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.

Photo: Murat Özsoy 1958, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Email: konyaarkeoloji@ktb.gov.tr
Type: Museum
Description: Museum in Konya, Turkey
Address: Sahipata Caddesi 91, Sahibiata, Konya, Meram

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Konya Ethnography Museum and Alâeddin Mosque.

Konya Ethnography Museum

Museum

Konya Ethnography Museum is an ethnographic museum devoted to the people, cultures and lifestyle in and around Konya, Turkey. The museum is on Sahip Ata Street. Konya Ethnography Museum is situated 210 metres southwest of Konya Archaeological Museum.

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 610 metres north of Konya Archaeological Museum.

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 1 km east of Konya Archaeological Museum.

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.