Akşehir
E306192
Akşehir is a town in central Turkey historically notable as a key strategic hub during the Turkish War of Independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akşehir canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeHierarchyLevel | district center ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Philomelium ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| countryDuringEvent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman Empire (late period)
|
| distanceTo | approximately 135 km northwest of Konya city ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1000 metres ⓘ |
| governedAs | district municipality ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalProduct |
cherries
ⓘ
grains ⓘ sugar beet ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 0332 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | continental climate ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Ottoman-era architecture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
important center in early Republican period of Turkey
ⓘ
strategic town on routes between Aegean and Central Anatolia ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalityStatus |
Konya Province
ⓘ
surface form:
district municipality of Konya
|
| hasNameInTurkish | Akşehir self-link ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Turkish ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic | medium-sized town ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | 42 ⓘ |
| hasWaterBody | Lake Akşehir ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Turkish War of Independence ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Anatolia ⓘ |
| hosts | Nasreddin Hodja festival ⓘ |
| knownFor | association with Nasreddin Hodja ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Konya Province ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision |
Central Anatolia Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Anatolia Region of Turkey
|
| locatedInRegion |
Central Anatolia Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Anatolia
|
| locatedInTimeZone | TRT ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lake Akşehir ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western edge of Konya Plain ⓘ |
| modernCountryDuringEvent |
Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey (successor state)
|
| nearbyMajorCity |
Afyonkarahisar
ⓘ
Konya ⓘ |
| partOf |
Konya Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Konya metropolitan area (administrative province)
|
| regionType | inland Anatolian town ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
key hub during the Turkish War of Independence
ⓘ
logistical center for nationalist forces in the Turkish War of Independence ⓘ |
| transportConnection | D-300 highway corridor ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional road junction ⓘ |
| usedAs | military headquarters during the Turkish War of Independence ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Turkish nationalist forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish National Movement
|
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.