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Konya Exports October 2014
1.Mawlana Mueum, 2. Lake Meke, 3. Çalahöyük, 4. Nasreddin
Hodja,
5. Tınaztepe Cave, 6. Alaaddin Mosque, 7. Yerköprü Falls.
1.Mawlana Museum
Previously used as the dervish lodge of Hz. Mawlana, then conver-
ted to Mawlana Museum in the building complex, the museum has
been serving since 1926 n Konya. It is also called “Mawlana Tomb”.
The Mawlana Tomb which is called (Green Dome) was built based
on four elephant foots (Thick columns). After that day, construc-
tion activities have not finished at all, continued up to the end of
19th century. Some of the Ottoman Sultans belonging to Mawlawi
Tariqa (religious order) has given to a special importance and
secured well protection of the tomb.
While the museum area was 6,500 sq meters together with its yard,
the area has been reached 18,000 sq meters with rose gardens.
2.Lake Meke
The Lake Meke has been in the Karapınar town of Konya is a lake
which comprised of an extinguished crater with filled water and
having isles in its center. The lake is located in a distance by driving
2 kilometers following turning point of the road from 7th kilometers
alongside Karapınar-Ereğli.
Having formed 4-5 million years ago in Pleistocene era at the
end of volcanic eruption this crater (pyroclastic cone) has been
converted to a lake by filling water in the course of time and later
a second volcano cone was happened 9000 years ago with a
volcanic eruption this also converted to the lake by filling water.
The Lake Meke has 981 meters of height from the sea level. As for
the Lake Volcano Cone at the center of the main Lake Meke has
a height of 50 meter from water level, with salty water in 25 meters
depth. The Lake Meke has been included into Ramsar Convention
in 2005.
The volcanic mass which constitutes the island has the capacity to
be able to absorb almost the most vehement rains. This is the rea-
son that the shape of Lake Meke has not destructed for thousands
of years.
The 7 Wonders
of Konya