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Karaman (other)
Karaman is a town in south central Turkey, the provincial capital of Karaman Province. Karaman may also refer to: People * Aykut Karaman (born 1947), Turkish architect * Karaman Bey (died 1261), founder of the Karamanids dynasty * Hikmet Karaman (born 1960), Turkish football manager * İlkan Karaman (born 1990), Turkish basketball player * Ivo Karamanski (1959–1998), Bulgarian mobster * Kenan Karaman (born 1994), Turkish football player * Ljubo Karaman (1886–1971), Croatian art historian * Sami Sabit Karaman (1877–1957), Turkish general * Simay Karaman (born 1991), Turkish basketball player * Stanko Karaman (1889–1959), Yugoslav biologist * Ünal Karaman (born 1966), former Turkish footballer and manager Places * Qaraman, a village in Azerbaijan * Karaman, Çubuk, a village in Ankara Province, Turkey * Karmi, Cyprus, a village in Cyprus * Karaman Eyalet, administrative division of the Ottoman Empire * Karaman, Kovancılar, a village in Turkey * Karaman, Kurucaşil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
