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Real Name: Sergey
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Konya - city of Mevlana and Hadja Nasreddin

by Kuznetsov_Sergey - last update: Jun 10, 2009

Konya is a large city on the central plateau of Anatolia. Now it has population about 1,5 million. Konya historically is also known as Ikonion (Greek) and Iconium (Latin). Most famous persons who lived there were Mevlana and Hadja Nasreddin. You can see my 25 high resolution photos about Konya Turkey Konya out of my Webshot page.
You can watch my 3 min 11 sec Video clip Konya Slide-show with Turkish pop music by Petek Dincoz – Catilmis Kaslarinla,
1 min 52 sec Video clip Konya Mevlana Museum with Turkish music,
3 min 29 sec Video clip Konya out of a bus window with Turkish folk music by Bedia Akarturk - Konyalim,
1 min 37 sec Video clip Konya Caravansary Slide-show with Turkish pop music by Hakan Peker – Al Bani Yar,
2 min 59 sec Video clip Konya Caravansary with Turkish pop music by Demet Akalin - Unuttum - ,
2 min 17 sec Video clip Konya with Turkish folk music by Hatice – Konyalim.
Completed pages out of my trip to Turkey in April-May of 2008:
1) Ankara,
2) Bogazkale-Hattusas-Yazilikaya,
3) Urgup,
4) Kaymakli,
5) Goreme,
6) Zelve,
7) Uchisar,
8) Navsehir Ili,
9) Konya,
10) Pamukkale,
11) Kusadasi,
12) Ephesus,
13) Selcuk,
14) Meryemana,
15) Izmir,
16) Izmir Ili,
17) Bergama,
18) Ayvalik,
19) Troy,
20) Canakkale,
21) Istanbul,
22) Istanbul Ili,
23) Turkey.

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Kuznetsov_Sergey's Konya Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 8 - Photos: 22
 
Restaurants
Tips: 1 - Photos: 5
Hotels & Accommodations
 
NightlifeOff The Beaten Path
Tips: 3 - Photos: 17
 
Tourist TrapsWarnings Or Dangers
 
Transportation
Tips: 1 - Photos: 4
Local Customs
Tips: 4 - Photos: 17
 
Packing ListsShopping
 
Sports TravelGeneral Tips
Tips: 2 - Photos: 8

Kuznetsov_Sergey's Konya Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
Mevlana MuseumMay, 2008 7
Selimiye MosqueMay, 2008 8
Konya DowntownMay, 2008 8
Konya Bosna Hersek NewtownMay, 2008 6

Comments for Kuznetsov_Sergey about Konya
HORSCHECK Sun Oct 18, 2009 17:10 UTC
 Sergey, fantastic page about this Turkish gem and the info about turkish Kangal dogs. I still haven't been to Turkey, but now at least twice to Russia. :-)
mvtouring Sun Aug 30, 2009 13:02 UTC
 Your pages are just amazing. They really make me look forward to my trip. Hope I am going to enjoy it as much as reading your pages ;-)
Trekki Wed Aug 26, 2009 07:02 UTC
 This turquoise mosque looks fascinating!! Haha, I know Nasreddin from Uzbekistan :-)) Back again and now I know what I have missed! Much better when I can watch and listen to your videos :-))
jumpingnorman Thu Jun 18, 2009 19:03 UTC
 Amazing places you went to in Konya - the caravansary looks exciting and I also want to see the Green Mosque...there's really so much to see in Turkey! I saw a SEMA dance in Egypt I think..I have to book a vacation one day..Norman :)
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