Seyyid Harun Bulvarı - Seydişehir, Konya

Seydişehir is a town and

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Konya Province Konya Province ( tr, ), in southwest Central Anatolia, is the largest province of Turkey. The provincial capital is the city of Konya. Its traffic code is 42. The Kızılören solar power plant in Konya will be able to produce 22.5 megaw ...

in the

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region of

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. According to a 2000 census, the population of the district is 85,456 of which 48,372 live in the town of Seydişehir.

History

Seydişehir has an extensive historical record extending back many centuries. In 5500 BC, Seydişehir bordered the ancient province of Psidia and some historical building may date to this era. The city is situated in a valley between

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and Lake Karalis. Pre-historic buildings are preserved within the valley. Many artefacts from this era are housed in the Konya Archaeological Museum. In 2000–700 BC, the Hittite conquerors of middle Anatolia left their mark in the way of symbols and handiwork. Rock reliefs found in Seydişehir, believed to be made by the Hittite, support the idea of Hittite's living in the area. Old house in Seydişehir

Other

Seydişehir is famous for their roasted chickpeas. Seydişehir is also famous for

Oil Wrestling Oil wrestling ( tr, Yağlı güreş), also called grease wrestling, is a traditional Turkish sport, where participants, called ''pehlivan'' (wrestlers) or ''baspehlivan'' (master wrestlers), wrestle while covered in oil. Competitions are held in ...

Geography

Seydişehir is located south of the Konya provincial center, and in the north of The Taurus Mountains.

Location

Prominent Persons

* Seyyid Harun Veli, Philosopher, Religious Scholar (13th century) * İsmail Koç, Oil Wrestler, (d. 1989, Ankara, a. Seydişehir-Beyşehir) * Mahmud Esad Efendi, Lawyer, writer and statesman (d. 1856, Seydişehir - ö. 1918, İstanbul) * Sadi Irmak, Emeritus professor of medicine, politician, prime minister (d. 1904, Seydişehir - ö. 1990, İstanbul) * Mustafa Üstündağ, Educator, politician, minister (d. 1933, Seydişehir - ö. 1983, Konya)

Notes

References

External links

District municipality's official website

News of Seydisehir website

City Guide of Seydisehir website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seydisehir Populated places in Konya Province Districts of Konya Province