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Konya

Turkey

Watercolour of Konya, Turkey. On the high Anatolian steppe, the Seljuk imperial capital and spiritual home of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, centered around the iconic turquoise fluted dome of the Mevlana Museum and the Alaeddin Mosque hill, with Mevlana Museum and Seljuk Alaeddin Mosque.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Mevlana Museum; Seljuk Alaeddin Mosque; İnce Minareli Madrasa; Karatay Madrasa; Ottoman-era; lush Central Anatolian plateau flora; Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
Viewpoint
The Mevlana Museum with its turquoise fluted dome framed by rose gardens, or the view across the square toward Alaeddin Hill and İnce Minareli Madrasa, should occupy most of the image while leaving enough open sky and exposed watercolor paper to create depth.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the thick poplars and plane trees covering Alaeddin Hill, the iconic turquoise-green glazed tiles of the Mevlana dome (Yeşil Kubbe), and rose garden leaves.
Guarded against
Not Kayseri, Ankara, or Sivas
Population1,433,861Wikidata: 2,205,609
Coordinates37.87°N, 32.48°E
Elevation1,019 m
Area41,001 km²
Time zoneEurope/IstanbulUTC+3
Solar noon12:50clock runs 0.8 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Konya and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Mataura, French Polynesia — 1,625 km from the exact antipodal point.

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AnkaraTR230 km
AdanaTR270 km
KayseriTR280 km
NicosiaCY310 km
BursaTR393 km
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AleppoSY455 km

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