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Karaman District
Karaman District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central" in Turkish) is a district of the Karaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Karaman.İl Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 206,240 (2022). With an area of 4,036 km2, it is the largest district of Turkey. Composition There are three in Karaman District: * Akçaşehir * * |
Karaman
Karaman, historically known as Laranda (Greek: Λάρανδα), is a city in south central Turkey, located in Central Anatolia, north of the Taurus Mountains, about south of Konya. It is the capital district of the Karaman Province. According to the 2000 census, the population of the province is 231,872 of which 132,064 live in the town of Karaman. The district covers an area of , and the town lies at an average elevation of . The Karaman Museum is one of the major sights. Etymology The town owes its name to Karaman Bey, who was one of the rulers of the Karamanid dynasty. The former name ''Laranda'' which in turn comes from the Luwian language ''Larawanda'', literally means "sandy, a sandy place". History In ancient times, Karaman was known as Laranda ( el, Λάρανδα). In the 6th century BC it came under Achaemenid rule until 322 BC, when it was destroyed by Perdiccas, a former general of Alexander the Great, after he had defeated Ariarathes I, king of Cappadocia. It lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çakırbağ
Çakırbağ (former ''Dilbeyan'') is a village in the Karaman District Karaman District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central" in Turkish) is a district of the Karaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Karaman.Karaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,540 (2022). It is north west of Karaman on the state highway D.715 which connects Karaman to Konya. Çakırbağ is a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yollarbaşı
Yollarbaşı (former ''İlisira'') is a village in the Karaman District of Karaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 971 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town ('' belde''). It is west of Karaman on the state highway D.715 which connects Karaman to Konya. Yollarbaşı is an old settlement. It was probably founded during the Phrygian era. During the Roman era it was a city of Isaura. Although not supported by sources, the town people believe that the town may be Lystra, one of the important cities which Paul the Apostle Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ... visited. Modern scholars place the ancient town of Ilistra at or near Yollarbaşı. There are six church ruins in the town. Yollarbaşı is a typical Central Anatolian town where the main e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeşildere, Karaman
Yeşildere is a town in Karaman Province, Turkey Geography Yeşildere at is east of Karaman. The town is situated at the south Toros Mountains along the valley of İbrala rivulet. The population of the town is 1264 and is on the decrease. History The former name of the town was İbrala. Only a few documents about the history of İbrala survive. Probably the town was founded during medieval age, for the mosque of the town had been built on the ruins of a church (The name of the mosque is ''kilisecamii'' meaning church mosque) However, there were Christian Turks around Karaman area up to 20th century and the church might be built at a later period. (see Karamanlides) Formerly a village, Yeşildere was declared a town in 1954. Economy Yeşildere is a typical agricultural town. Irrigation has always been a problem . But there is a small dam under construction on the rivulet which is planned to irrigate . Yeşildere residents hope that this may prevent further loss in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taşkale, Karaman
Taşkale is a town in the central district Karaman Province at Central Anatolia region of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with .... It has (2000) population of 2224. External linksTaşkale town,Karaman Villages in Karaman Central District {{Karaman-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madenşehri
Madenşehri (literally “city of mines”) is a village in the central district ( Karaman) of Karaman Province, Turkey. It is situated on the northern slopes of Karadağ, an extinct volcano, and is north of the town of Karaman. The population of the village was 289 as of 2010. History Like some other Karadağ locations, Madenşehri has many early-Christian ruins. It occupies the site of the ancient city of Barata in the Roman province of Lycaonia. It became the seat of a bishopric, a suffragan of Iconium Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it D ..., the capital of the province. The names of five of its early bishops are known. Stephanus participated in the First Council of Nicaea in 325. Eugenius was bishop in 451, and the metropolitan bishop of Iconium Onesiphor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisecik
Kisecik is a village in the Karaman District of Karaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 548 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town ('' belde''). It is situated to the west of the Karadağ Mountain. The distance to Karaman is . The name of the town means "poor" in older Turkish, because the earliest inhabitants were nomads. The town was founded as a result of an operation of the Ottoman Empire government to settle the nomadic tribes in 1887. The government settled the Turkmen Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to: Peoples Historical ethnonym * Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages Ethnic groups * Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ... tribe named Sarıkeçili in the Kisecik. In 1991 the settlement was declared a seat of township. The main crops of the town are cereals, legume and sugarbeet. References {{Authority control Villages in Karaman District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kılbasan
Kılbasan is a village in Karaman District, Karaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,571 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town ('' belde''). Geography Kılbasan is at the north of Karaman and the highway distance to Karaman is . The town is in the even plain with an altitude of . The extinct volcano Karadağ (2271 m.) is at the north west of the town. History During Byzantine Empire era, the main settlement was in ''Karışmaa Birindi'', an ancient town on a tumulus A tumulus (plural tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds or ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. A cairn, which is a mound of stones buil ... few kilometers south west of Kılbasan. Kılbasan and vicinity had been a part of Seljuk Empire in the second half of the 11th century. After Mongol Empire, Mongol domination, the area became a part of Karamanids, Karamanid Anatolian beyli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kameni, Karaman
Kameni (formerly ''Boyalıtepe'') is a village in the Karaman District Karaman District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central" in Turkish) is a district of the Karaman Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Karaman.Karaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 278 (2022). It is situated to the east of Karadağ an extinct volcano. Its distance to Karaman is . The village was founded in the 18th century by Bekdik tribe of Turkmens who had migrated from [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eminler, Karaman
Eminler is a village in the Karaman District of Karaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 136 (2022). It is situated to the west of Karadağ, Karaman, Karadağ, an extinct volcano. Its distance to Karaman is . A tumulus in the village indicate that the village was an ancient settlement which was abandoned. The present village was founded by Circassians from the Caucasus after the ethnic cleansing of Circassians by the Russian Empire in the second half of the 19th century. The main economic activities of the village are agriculture and animal breeding. Main crops are cereals. References External linksImages {{Authority control Villages in Karaman District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eğilmez, Karaman
Eğilmez is a village in the Karaman District of Karaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 294 (2022). It is situated to the north of Karadağ, Karaman, Karadağ an extinct volcano. Its distance to Karaman is . The village was founded by Oghuz Turks, Turkmens. The main economic activity of the village is agriculture. References Villages in Karaman District {{Karaman-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinek, Karaman
Dinek is a village in the Karaman District of Karaman Province, Turkey. Its population is 177 (2022). It is situated to the east of Karadağ, an extinct volcano. Its distance to Karaman is . In the history (beginning by Hitites) there had been several settlements around Dinek. In the village there are three tumuli officially declared as SIT ( Archaeological site). But the present village was founded in the 19th century by Yörüks (once nomadic Turkmens). The name of the village is a common name of villages founded by Yörüks. Main economic activity of the village is agriculture. But because of the irrigation water shortage Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity: physical or economic water scarcity. Physical water scarcity is where ... the production is limited. Animal breeding is a secondary activity. References {{Authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
