Derbent
Derbent is a district of Konya.
Derbent
Derbent is a district of Konya.
Derbent is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 359 km2, and its population is 4,052 (2022). Its area is 359 km², of which approximately 10 km² is irrigable and the total area of 156 km² is agricultural land. The remaining part is settlements, forest and pasture land. In the Ottoman Period, the word "derbent" was used to mean department. In this sense, the outposts used in passages and straits on mountains are called "derbents". Derbent remained within the borders of the Eshrefids Principality during the Seljuk period. Eşrefoğulları Principality borders includes the borders of Ilgın, Bolvadin and Akşehir after Beyşehir and Seydişehir.
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Konya
Konya is a vast Central Anatolian province and the home of Rumi's Mevlevi tradition. The Mevlana Museum, Seljuk architecture and the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük are the cultural anchors, while the steppe stretches in every direction.
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