Hadim district

Hadim is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,165 km2, and its population is 10,999 (2022). Its elevation is .

Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Hadim
Turkey place.image_map: Konya location Hadim.PNG
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Hadim District in Konya Province
Turkey place.province: Konya
Turkey place.leader_party: AKP
Turkey place.leader_name: Mehmet Çetiner
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 1165
Turkey place.elevation_m: 1532
Turkey place.population_total: 10999
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 42830

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Hadim is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,165 km2, and its population is 10,999 (2022). Its elevation is .

==History== The area now known as Hadim was settled by a tribe of Turkmen originating from Bukhara following the victory of the Seljuk Turks at the battle of Malazgirt. Hadim was well regarded in Ottoman times as a source for Islamic scholars and their training, this is reflected in the villages previous name, Belde-i Hadimül-ilm meaning place which serves the sciences.