Konya
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Konya is situated in central southern Turkey at the lower edge of the vast
Anatolian highlands, with the Taurus Mountain chain in the distance. In the first century A.D. the city
witnessed the apostolate of Saints Paul and Barnaba who played an important role
in the evangelization of this area. We visited the Monastery-Mausoleum of Mevlâna which has a conical fluted dome of intense turquoise. Click on a picture to enlarge.
Bus ride over the Taurus Mountains
Taurus Mountains and pasture
Snow in the higher elevations
More snow
Stopped here for the picture
And to play in the snow - Jim was like a little kid in the snow
Typical rest stop along Turkish highway - that's our bus in the distance for 7 travels
Shoe-shine boy in the rest stop
Apartment buildings as we enter Konya
Main street in Konya
Mevlana Park is our destination
Mevlana Mosque
Inside the mosque
Inside the mosque
Inside the mosque
Exhibit by the mosque entrance
Home of the Whirling Dervishes
In the mosque courtyard
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