Why visit Akşehir
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 3 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Akşehir Museum and Tomb of Seydi Mahmut.
Weather in Akşehir
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About Akşehir
Akşehir is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 895 km2 (346 sq mi), and its population is 93,965 (2022). It was known historically as Philomelium.
From the Wikipedia article Akşehir (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Akşehir on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks10
Tomb of Seydi Mahmut
Monument and historic site · 0.8 km
Tomb in Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay3
History
Philomelion (Greek: Φιλομήλιον) was probably a Pergamene foundation on the great Graeco-Roman Highway from Ephesus to the east and Cicero, on his way to Cilicia, dated some of his extant correspondence there. St Paul passed the city on his second and third missionary journey in the first century and his impact can be traced by numerous Christian inscriptions in the region. The Smyrniotes wrote the letter that describes the martyrdom of Polycarp to the townspeople of Philomelion. The town became at some point a bishopric and remains a titular see of the Catholic Church.
At some point after 1071, the city fell to the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum. It was retaken by forces of the First Crusade and in 1098 Stephen of Blois met emperor Alexios I Komnenos here, persuading him to not continue his march to Antioch. Alexios returned in one of his final campaigns in 1116 to Philomelion which he conquered and returned with many Greek refugees to Byzantine lands. In 1146, the town was taken by emperor Manuel I Komnenos after defeating forces of the Sultanate of Rum at Akroinon. Manuel burned the town, released several prisoners who had been detained there, and transported the population to Pylae. The town was taken a final time by German members of the Third Crusade in 1190 but rebuilt in 1196 by Kaykhusraw I and resettled with Greek captives taken on a raid from Caria.
From the History section of Akşehir on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship57
Shopping9
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare35
Map of Akşehir
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Getting there and nearby towns
Afyon Air Base (AFY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 82 km away.
- Yalvaç 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Tuzlukçu 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Sultandağı 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Çay 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Bolvadin 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
- Eğirdir 73 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Emirdağ 77 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Beyşehir 80 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Senirkent 81 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Afyonkarahisar 88 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- İplikçi Mosque, Akşehir 02, Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Akşehir - panoramio, Öner Akgün, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Akşehir banner, Bluetime93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Akşehir - panoramio - Öner Akgün, Öner Akgün, CC BY-SA 3.0
- İplikçi Mosque, Akşehir 04, Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İplikçi Mosque, Akşehir 03, Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İplikçi Mosque, Akşehir 01, Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Akşehir Grand Mosque 1, Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tomb of Seydi Mahmut, Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Akşehir Ulu Camii 02, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Müze 03, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 28, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Müze 04, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Müze 01, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Müze 02, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dünyanın Ortası Anıtı 5, Bluetime93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The statue of Nasreddin 1, Bluetime93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The anecdote on the statue of Nasreddin, Bluetime93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dünyanın Ortası Anıtı 3, Bluetime93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dünyanın Ortası Anıtı 4, Bluetime93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dünyanın Ortası Anıtı 1, Bluetime93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dünyanın Ortası Anıtı 6, Bluetime93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dünyanın Ortası Anıtı 2, Bluetime93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rüştü Bey Hanı 01, Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rüştü Bey Han 02, Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 27, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 03, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 25, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 07, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 17, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 24, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 20, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 08, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 05, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 26, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii griş tavan işlemesi 01, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 12, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii kapısı 15, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii şadırvanı 04, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- İmaret Camii 14, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yağlı Dede Türbesi 01, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Seyyid Mahmud Hayrani Türbesi tabela 03, Nabbegat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mehmetsayin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mehmetsayin, CC BY-SA 4.0
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