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Dedemli
Dedemli is a town in Konya Province, Turkey Geography Dedemli is in the rural area of Hadim district which is a part of Konya Province. Dedemli is on Toros Mountains, at an altitude of . It is situated just at the west of headwaters of Göksu River and a few kilometers north of Korualan another mountain town. Midtown coordinates are . Dedemli is quite far from the main highways. The distances to Hadim is and to Konya Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it D ... is . The population is 2088 as of 2011 History According to legend, the town had been founded by a sheikh (Islamic scholar) named Bayram Seydi Veli from Khorosan in the 15th century. In fact the name of the town means ''with my grandfather'' where grandfather in this context, means sheikh. In 1968, the town w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadim Hadim is a town and district of Konya Province in the Akdeniz region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 59,941 of which 16,620 live in the town of Hadim. History The area now known as Hadim was settled by a tribe of Turkmen originating from Bukhara following the Seljuk victory 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. The scholars of Hadim fulfilled an important role in the Turkification of Anatolia. A notable scholar from Hadim was Seyyid Bayram Veli who founded the village of Dedemli in Hadim district. Bayram Veli was a dervish who had migrated from the region of Khorosan to avoid the incoming Mongol invasion. He was known to give spiritual and religious advice to sultan Alâeddin Keykubat I of the Sultanate of Rum. Hadim had a number of Sayyid famili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] |