Konya

Konya
Metropolitan municipality
Mevlana Museum (1274) is the resting place of the Sufi mystic and poet Rumi in Konya, the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk Sultanate.
Konya Location of Konya, Turkey
Coordinates: 37°52′N 32°29′E / 37.867°N 32.483°E / 37.867; 32.483Coordinates: 37°52′N 32°29′E / 37.867°N 32.483°E / 37.867; 32.483
Country	Turkey
Region	Central Anatolia
Province	Konya
Government
• Mayor	Tahir Akyürek (AKP)
Area
• Total	38,873 km2 (15,009 sq mi)
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	1,220,795
• Density	50/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	FET (UTC+3)
Postal code	42XXX
Area code(s)	(+90) 332
Licence plate	42
Website	www.konya.bel.tr

Konya (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈkon.ja]; Greek: Ἰκόνιον Ikónion, Latin: Iconium) is a major city in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seventh most populous city in Turkey. As of 2014^[update], Konya has a population of 1,174,536. Konya is an economically and industrially developed city and the capital of Konya Province.

Konya was historically the capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (Anatolia) and the Karamanids.

Konya, was known in classical antiquity and during the medieval period as Ἰκόνιον (Ikónion) in Greek (with regular Medieval Greek apheresis Kónio(n)) and as Iconium in Latin. This name is commonly explained as a derivation from εἰκών (icon), as an ancient Greek legend ascribed its name to the "eikon" (image), or the "gorgon's (Medusa's) head", with which Perseus vanquished the native population before founding the city. In some historic English texts, the city's name appears as Konia or Koniah.