1.With an area of 38 thousand 257 square kilometers, Konya is the largest city in Turkey.
2.Konya has the highest number of villages and the longest country road network in our country.
3.KOP (Konya Plain Project) is the second biggest irrigation project after GAP.
4.Turkey’s largest and the world’s most modern sugar factory, Çumra Sugar Factory is in Konya.
5.Turkey’s largest and the world’s third largest aluminum factory is also in Konya.
6.Alaeddin Junction is known as the world’s largest roundabout with a length of approximately 1250 meters.
7.Turkey’s largest freshwater lake, Beyşehir Lake, and its second largest lake, Salt Lake, are located within the borders of Konya.
8.Selcuk University, which has the highest number of students in Turkey, is in Konya.
9.The Ivriz Rock Relief, the world’s first Agricultural Monument, is located in Konya.
10.Çatalhöyük, which is shown as one of the oldest settlements in the world, sheds light on the history of humanity before the discovery of writing with the first house architecture and original finds of the first sacred structures, is located in the Çumra district of Konya.
11.The Mevlana Museum is one of the most visited museums in Turkey.
12.The Konya Closed Basin, which is among the most important basins in Turkey and the world, contains 40 percent of the country’s groundwater.
