Akşehir

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Akşehir is a town in central Turkey historically notable as a key strategic hub during the Turkish War of Independence.

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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

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Konya Province hasDistrict Akşehir
Akşehir hasNameInTurkish Akşehir self-link