| Size |
35th
largest city |
| Altitude |
997 m
/ 3,270 ft |
| Industry |
Sulfur
processing, carpet factories, rose
products, wine, cement, fertilizer |
| Agriculture |
Wheat,
barley, sugar beets, opium poppies, roses |
| Animal husbandry |
Sheep,
goats |
| History |
Lydian,
Persian, Roman (Pisidia), Byzantine,
Seljuk, Ottoman, Turkish Republic |
EGIRDIR LAKE
| Location |
It is
35 km / 22 miles to the south
of Isparta in the direction of Konya |
| Surface area |
4th
largest (2nd largest freshwater) lake in
Turkey; 468 km˛ / 180 sq miles |
| Width |
3-15 km
/ 2-10 miles |
| Length |
50 km
/ 31 miles |
| Depth |
6-7 m
/ 20 ft. In the south it reaches
13 m / 43 ft. The level of
water rises in spring and decreases in
autumn. The difference between the two
levels is not more than 1 m /
3 ft. Because of cracks in the bed
of the lake, the level decreases each
year. |
| Altitude |
916 m
/ 3,000 ft |
| Formation |
Tectonic |
| Water |
Freshwater |
In the south, near Egirdir there are 2 islands
which are called Yesilada and Canada. A part of
the city’s population live on Yesilada. In
the past, transportation used to be by boat but
today the island is connected to the land. Water
is supplied by small surrounding rivers. The
excess water flows into lake Kovada which is
10 km / 6 miles to the south.
Freshwater fish and crawfish can be caught in the
lake.
BEYSEHIR
LAKE
| Location |
It is
90 km / 56 miles to the west of
Konya on the way to Isparta, Antalya or
Alanya |
| Surface area |
3rd
largest (the biggest freshwater) lake in
Turkey; 656 km˛ / 253 sq miles |
| Width |
20 km
/ 12.5 miles |
| Length |
45 km
/ 28 miles |
| Depth |
3-8 m
/ 10-26 ft. The deepest part is
70 m / 230 ft |
| Altitude |
1,120 m
/ 3,675 ft |
| Formation |
Tectonic |
| Water |
Freshwater |
There are 22 islands. On the islands and around
the lake there are pelicans, cormorants, gulls
and herons. To the west lie the Dede Mountains
with a maximum height of 3,000 m /
9,840 ft.
BEYSEHIR ESREFOGLU
CAMISI
(MOSQUE)
It is a very
beautiful Seljuk mosque which was built at the
end of the 13C AD by Esrefoglu Suleyman Bey,
a local ruler. The walls are made of stone but
the interior is wooden and is quite different
from usual mosques. It has a minaret made of
bricks. Next to the building there is an
octagonal tomb with a conical stone roof.
42 octagonally-cut
cedar columns divide the interior of the mosque
into 7 sahins. Each of the columns has a
diameter of 40 cm / 15.7 in and a
height of 7.5 m / 25 ft. Columns are
topped with wooden stalactite capitals. Inside
the building, wooden stretchers encircle the
walls below and above the windows. The mihrab
is made of tiles with dominant colors of
turquoise, purple and dark blue. The walnut
minber is a very fine example of wood work.
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| Esrefoglu
Camisi, 13C Seljuk
Mosque, Beysehir |
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