Akşehir
Also known as Akshehir
Akşehir is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is , and its population is 93,965 (2022). It was known historically as Philomelium.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Akşehir
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Akşehir Ethnography Museum.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Akşehir Ethnography Museum
- Turkey place.image_map
- Konya location Akşehir.PNG
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Akşehir District in Konya Province
- Turkey place.province
- Konya
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Ahmet Nuri Köksal
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 895
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 1025
- Turkey place.population_total
- 93719
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Akşehir is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is , and its population is 93,965 (2022). It was known historically as Philomelium.
The town is situated at the edge of a fertile plain, on the north side of the Sultan Mountains. Its elevation is .
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