Konya Province

Its traffic code is 42. The Kızılören solar power plant in Konya will be able to produce 22.5 megawatts of electricity over an area of 430,000 square meters.

• Type — metro province • Other Name — Konya ili • Seat — Konya • Leader Name1 — Ibrahim Akın • Area Total Km2 — 40838 • Population Total — 2296347 • Population As Of — 2022 • Website — http: www.konya.bel.tr/ • Area Code — 0332

Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü) is the second largest lake in Turkey. It supplies much of the country's salt needs. Lake Beyşehir is on the western side of Konya province in a national park. It is the largest freshwater lake in Turkey and is important for local tourism, attracting thousands of people to its two beaches and twenty-two islands each year. Konya has several caves in its borders, such as Balatini Cave in Beyşehir, Büyü Düden Cave in Derebucak, Körükini Cave in Beyşehir and Tınaztepe Caves in Seydişehir. • Illustration — Sille - an old Greek village with a stream running through it • Illustration — A view from Meke Lake in spring. • Illustration — Districts of the province of Konya

In 2011 the Konya Metropolitan Municipality had a population close to 1.1 million, out of the 2 million in the Konya Province (76.2% of the population in Konya Province lives in the city, while the remainder live in the villages, sub-districts and districts.)

Official first language results (1927-1965) • Language — 1927 — 1935 — 1945 — 1950 — 1955 — 1960 — 1965 • Turkish • Kurdish • Circassian • Tatar • Albanian • Other

The province of Konya is divided into thirty-one districts three of which (Meram, Selçuklu and Karatay) form part of Konya city. The following districts are located in the Mediterranean Region: Ahırlı, Beyşehir, Bozkır, Derebucak, Hadim, Hüyük, Seydişehir, Taşkent, Yalıhüyük.

• Illustration — Aziziye Mosque, Konya. • Akşehir Museum • Çatalhöyük • Derebucak Çamlık Caves National Park • Ince Minaret Madrasa • Karatay Madrasa • Konya Archaeological Museum • Konya Ereğli Museum • Konya Ethnography Museum • Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden • Mevlâna Museum • Sahib Ata Complex • Sırçalı Medrese • Sahip Ata Museum • TÜYAP Konya International Fair Center

• Illustration — Lake Meke Krater • Illustration — Lake Meyil sinkhole, Obruk Plateau • Illustration — Konya Akyokuş Nature Park Konya Landscape