Konya

Summary

Konya is a city^[1]. Konya ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,049 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Konya was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Konya was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Konya is located in Konya Province^[5].
• Konya is in the country of Turkey^[6].
• Konya's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Konya's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Konya's instance of is recorded as metropolitan municipality^[9].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Khoy^[10].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Qom^[11].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ganja^[12].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Multan^[13].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Okayama^[14].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sanaa^[15].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sarajevo^[16].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sylhet^[17].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tabriz^[18].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tetovo^[19].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Verona^[20].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xi'an^[21].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baku^[22].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Al Qadarif^[23].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tulkarm^[24].
• Konya's twinned administrative body is recorded as Daejeon^[25].
• Konya's postal code is recorded as 42 000^[26].
• Konya's Commons category is recorded as Konya^[27].

Body

Geography

Konya is in the country of Turkey^[6]. Konya is located in Konya Province^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Konya covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+41001'}^[28]. Konya sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1019'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2205609'}^[30] and {'amount': '+2232374'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7], big city^[8], and metropolitan municipality^[9]. Konya's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[32].

History and Context

700 BC marks the founding of Konya^[33].

Why It Matters

Konya ranks in the top 4% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,049 views/month).^[2] Konya has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Konya is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]