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Konya (, on the central plateau of Anatolia . It has a population of 742 690 (in 2000) and it is the capital of Konya Province , which is the biggest Turkish province in terms of area. Historical names for Konya are Koniah, Konieh, Konia, Qunia and Iconium ( according to the Book Of Acts . In Christian legend, it was also the birthplace of Saint Thecla . From 1097 to 1243 it was the capital of the Seljuk Sultan s of Rüm , though temporarily occupied by the Crusade rs Godfrey Of Bouillon (August 1097 ) and Frederick Barbarossa ( May 18 , 1190 ). Konya reached its height of wealth and influence from 1205 to 1239 when the sultans controlled the interior of Anatolia, Armenia , some of the Middle East and also Crimea . In 1219 , the city was filled with refugees from the Khwarezmid Empire in Persia , fleeing the advance of the Mongols who had defeated the Shah of Khwarezmid, Muhammad II . In 1243, Konya was captured by Mongols as well. The city remained the capital of the Turkish puppet-ruler under the Mongol warlord Möngke Khan . is a popular attraction of Konya.]] Following the fall of the Sultanate of Rüm, Konya was made an Emirate in 1307 to 1322 when it was captured by the Karamanid s. In 1420 , Karamanid fell to the Ottoman Empire and, in 1453 , Konya was made the provincial capital of the Ottoman Province of Karamanid. Both Saladin and the Ottoman Sultan Selim II has built mosques in Konya. The tomb of Jalal Al-Din Muhammad Rumi , a mystical poet and founder of The Whirling Dervishes , is located here. EXTERNAL LINKS
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