Introduction

The name of Konya

In the past, many civilization have been hosted in Konya. So Konya’s name has changed from time to time. It is known in ancient times that the Romans called it “Ikonium”. The Hittites gave this region the name Lukawania. In the sources after Christ, it is mentioned as “Ikonium”, “Tokonion”, “Ykonium”, “Conia”, “Koniyeh”. The Arabs call it Kuniye.

Location

Konya is located in the Central Anatolia region. Konya is the neighbor of Ankara, Aksaray,Niğde,Antalya,Karaman,Eskişehir. It’s largest city of Turkey.

Climate

Different climate features are seen in Konya province because it having a large area. While the south part has Mediterranean Climate, continental climate is seen in general. However, on the top of Toros mountains in the south, harsh continental climate features are observed.

And the dominant plant cover is steppe in Konya