Selçuklu is a municipality and district of Konya Province , Turkey . Its area is 1,931 km , and its population is 690,667 (2022). Selçuklu is one of the central districts of Konya , along with the districts of Karatay and Meram . It covers the northwestern part of the agglomeration of Konya and the adjacent countryside.
3-409: Sızma is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Selçuklu , Konya Province , Turkey . Its population is 2,260 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation , it was a town ( belde ). Sızma is a few kilometers west of the main road connecting Konya to Afyon . The highway distance to Konya is about 25 km (16 mi). There are ruins of Hittites and Roman Empire in the vicinity. But
6-578: A study was carried out of plants in the district in the area of the Başarakavak and Tatköy neighborhoods, and the Altınapa Dam. Two species are listed as 'Endangered' according to the IUCN Red List : Clypeola ciliata (Boiss) and Silene lycaonica (Chowdh). Also listed as 'Vulnerable' were Iris stenophylla and Centaurea bourgaei (Boiss). The Konya Tropical Butterfly Garden , opened in 2015,
9-581: The town was founded by a group of Yörüks (nomadic Oghuz Turks ) in the Middle Ages. The earliest name was Sizemene ; but later on, it was shortened to Sızma. There is an abandoned mercury mine in Sızma with the ore grade of 0.6 to 1% that was once a major economic activity of the town. Likewise carpet weaving is also declining. Presently, the main economic activity is agriculture (cereals) and animal husbandry . Sel%C3%A7uklu Between 2004 and 2006,
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