Konya
(Konieh, Koniyeh, Koniah), a city in Asia Minor,
capital of the pashalik of Karaman, which
includes the greater part of Phrycia and
Pamphylia, is situated in a wide plain in 37*
54' N. lat., 32° 4V E. long, 305 miles E.
by S. from Smyrna, and the same distance S.E.
from Constantinople. Population, 30,000. The town
is surrounded by walls built with well-cut blocks
of stone, and strengthened by square towers, some
of them richly ornamented with cornices,
arabesques, Lions'-heads, and Arabic
inscriptions. The walls rise from the brink of a
wide fosse, and are pierced by handsome gateways,
some of which are constructed with fragment of
ancient structures. Within, the city, when seen
by Hamilton, presented little except ruin and
decay; large spaces lay covered with heaps of
dilapidated mosques and deserted houses. The
modern town and the bazaars occupy the more
eastern part of the site, where also is the
konak, or palace of the pasha. The houses are
low, and mostly built of sun-dried bricks and
wood. The old castle, which stands in the center
of the town, is crumbling to pieces, its stone-
facings having been removed to build the pasha's
konak. Konya contains many beautiful remains of
Saracen architecture, among which may be
mentioned the mosque of Sultan Alettin on the
castle hill, and the Injemi Minaren Djami (Mosque
with the Minaret reaching to the Stars), which is
exquisitely adorned with delicate tracery,
fretwork, and moldings. The minarets are chiefly
of glazed tiles and bricks of various colors, red
and blue prevailing. The old Turkish prison,
which forms part of the western wall, is an
interesting half-ruined structure, bearing some
resemblance to a gothic castle with its rained
towers, battlements, and keep. The pasha's konak
is a large straggling building approached by a
raised causeway between extensive burial-
grounds, part of the site being now used as a
cemetery. The other objects of note in the town
are its large bazaars, several madresseh, or
colleges, several sepulchral chapels, a few Armenian
churches, the public baths and khan, and the tomb
of a Moslem saint venerated all over Turkey. The
manufactures are confined to carpets
and blue and yellow marocco leather.
Cotton, wool, and skins are sent to Smyrna. The
immediate neighborhood of the town is belted by a
small breadth of garden-ground, which is kept in
a state of verdure by irrigation. The rest of the
plain in summer is a dusty desert ; in winter
flooded and impassable. The city is supplied with
fruit and vegetables chiefly from the Greek
village of Zillieh, which is two hours'
distant, and situated in a gorge among the
trachytic hills westward of Koniyeh. This village
is inhabited by about 5000 Greeks, descendants of
the ancient inhabitants of Koniyeh, who were
driven out and obliged to settle here by the
Turks when they captured the city.
Koniyeh
is the ancient Iconivm, which Xenophon
says ('Anab.,' i. 2) was in Phrygia ; in later
times it was considered the capital of Lycaonia.
Under the Romans it seems to have risen in
importance. Cicero spent ten days in Iconium on
his way to Silicia (' Epist. ad Atlicnm,' v. 20).
In the first age of Christianity it is described
as a populous city inhabited by Greeks and Jews.
St. Paul and St. Barnabas preached in the
synagogue of Iconium. Under the Greek emperors
the city continued to be the metropolis of
Lycionia ; but it was wrested from them first by
the Saracens, and afterwards by the Seljuk Turks
about A.d. 1075, who made it the capital of their
dominions. Under the Seljuk sultans, and daring
the period of the Crusades, Iconium acquired its
greatest celebrity. The Seljuk dynasty and power
terminated in 1294. After a period of anarchy the
city was seized by Othman, the founder of the
Ottoman empire in Asia, which had Brasa for its
capital. From this time Koniyeh declined rapidly.
Ibrahim Pasha, commander of the Egyptian army,
completely defeated the Turks near Koniyeh,
December 20, 1832.
A
Christian synod held at Iconinm about A.d. 230
pronounced against the validity of heretical
baptism. Koniyeh is looked upon by the Moslems as
a sacred city ; many dervishes reside in it, and
it is visited by many pilgrims.
(Hamilton,
Researches in Asia Minor; Dictionary of Greek
and Raman Geography ; London Geographical
Journal, vols, vi ¡i. and x. ; Conversations-Lexicon
; L'Art de Verifier le* Date*.}
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Central Anatolian Saf Kilim
Possibly Konya C. 1800 Sotheby's
Lot 99 ... A rare Konya
village Turkish rug late 18th C. Nagel
Lot 10 ...
Aksaray Prayer Kilim Konya
Region 2nd half 19th Century.
Aug 15, 2008 ...
Turkish Rugs: Christopher Alexander's Two
Panel Holbein Rug · Turkish Rugs:
Christopher Alexander's Konya
Rug Fragment Christie's 105 ...
The Alberto Levi Konya
Yatak Circa 1860. ... Yatak, Konya
area, Central Anatolia Circa 1860. Cm 150
x 185 (4'11" x 6'1") ...
2 pair of Uzbek Okbash from
Milton Cater Tent pole covers. Woollen
embroidery on woollen felt. Horsehair
tassels.
Konya Hotamis
Kilim, Central Anatolia, ca. 1850. ...
Turkish Rugs the O'Connell Guide · Konya
Hotamis Kilim, Central Anatolia, ca. 1850
...
Dieses geknüpfte Exemplar
aus der Region Konya zeigt auf
rotem Grund ein ... This subject
specimen from the region of Konya
on a red background shows a ...
Central Anatolian Saf Kilim
Possibly Konya C. 1800 Sotheby's
Lot 99 ... Turkish Rugs: Hotamis Konya
Kelim 1st half 19th century ...
The Krayer Konya
Karacadag Rug. ... The Konya
plain is bordered on the east by the
Karacadag mountains. Ed attributes this
rug to the Karacadag mountain ...
Turkish Rugs: Konya
Prayer Rug 1st half 19th Century Lot 81.
South West Anatolia ... Turkish
Rugs: Aksaray Prayer Kilim Konya
Region 2nd half 19th Century ...
Lot Description A KONYA
DISTRICT CARPET FRAGMENT ... The
structure is closer to some of the
"yellow ground Konya"
group with its natural wool warp, ...
Designation: KONYA
KELIM Country of origin: Central
Anatolia, Mid-19th Century Dimensions:
360 x 151 cm. EUR Estimate: 3500 € ...
The spandrels in green and
aubergine and dotted with stylized
blossoms remind us of other Turkish
village rugs such as those of the Konya
rug in the ...
Title A fragment of a rare
village rug , EASTERN Konya
AREA, 17th ct. ... (German only)
"In der Gruppe der
""gelbgrundigen Konya-Teppiche""
der Sammlung ...
A Konya Prayer Rug,
Central Anatolia, circa 1875, original
flatwoven end finishes with pile
embellishments, oxidized browns,
approximately 3ft. 8in. by 3ft.
Ancient city in Asia Minor,
the modern Konya, Turkey. In
ancient times it was known as Phrygia, ...
The Aaron Nejad Antique Konya
Aksaray Prayer Rug ...
Konya Prayer Rug
Origin: Central Anatolia, 1st half 19th
century Size: ca. 141 x 111 cm Estimate
EUR: 9900 Notes on Condition Both ends
re-knotted, ...
Title A Konya
Prayer Rug, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, mid 19th
ct., corroded browns, slight losses to
pile, small repairs. Size 114 x 114 cm.
Description ...
Konya Prayer Rug
1st half 19th Century Lot 81. ...
Country of Origin: Turkey, Konya
Region ... Origin: Central
Anatolia, Konya Region, 1st half
19th c. ...
Title A rare village rug,
EASTERN KONYA AREA, late 18th
ct. Size 186 x 129 cm. Description
(German only) Sicherlich gehört dieser
Teppich mit seinem ...
Konya Yatak mid
19th century Sotheby's Lot 38. ...
Type: Turkish Rug, Konya Rug.
Carpets SALE N07773 LOT 38. SESSION 1 |
10 Apr 02 10:15 AM. New York ...
Zweibahniger, weißgrundiger
Kelim aus dem Konya-Gebiet mit
Querstreifenmuster ...
Zweibahniger, weißgrundiger Kilim from
the Konya region with
cross-stripe ...
The Wertime Konya
Area Sleeping Rug (yatak) ... The
Alberto Levi Konya Yatak Circa
1860. Yataks on www.SpongoBongo.com ·
The Wertime Konya Area Sleeping
Rug ...
Konya Prayer Rug
Central Anatolia, circa 1870. Warp: Wool,
Z2S, ivory. Weft: Wool, Z1 (loosely
spun), 3 - 6 shoots red. Pile: Wool
symmetrical knot.
Bergama Rugs and Carpets ·
Gelveri Rugs · Ghiordes Rugs and Carpets
· Hereke Rugs and Carpets · Konya
Rugs · Konya Rugs · Kum Kapi
Rugs · Ladik Prayer Rugs ...
Nagel Konya
Karapinar Long Rug 1st half 19th C. Lot
14.
Aug 28, 2008 ...
Bergama Rugs and Carpets · Gelveri Rugs
· Ghiordes Rugs and Carpets · Hereke
Rugs and Carpets · Konya Rugs
· Konya Rugs · Kum Kapi Rugs ...
A KONYA RUG,
CENTRAL ANATOLIA New York 6000—8000
USD Session 1, 19 Sep 03 10:15 AM
MEASUREMENTS: approximately 6ft. 9in. by
5ft. 8in. (2.06 by 1.73m.
Antique Konya
Aksaray Prayer Rug, Anatolia, 1st half
19th c. Very damaged, holed and areas of
wear. Size: 200 x 120 cm Price: Any
reasonable offer Contact ...
Konya Rug Fragment
Origin: Central Anatolia, Eastern Konya
Region, 18th century Size: ca. 122 x 91
cm Estimate EUR: 1650 Notes on Condition
Mounted, ...
Konya Rug Fragment
Origin: Central Anatolia, Konya
Region, late 18th century Size: ca. 77 x
86 cm Estimate EUR: 1750 Notes on
Condition Lower right corner ...
A Central Anatolian Saf
Kilim Possibly Konya C. 1800.
Konya Rug, Central
Anatolia, New York 2500—3500 USD
Session 1, 14 Dec 01 10:15 AM Lot Sold.
Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 16800
USD DESCRIPTION A Konya ...
Konya Saf Fragment
Origin: Central Anatolia, Konya
Region, 18th century Size: ca. 270 x 166
cm.
Konya Rug FRAGMENT
Origin: Central Anatolia, Konya
Region, 18th century Size: ca. 256 x 110
cm Estimate EUR: 4800 Notes on Condition
A fragment of a rare ...
Village Rug, Konya
AREA, late 19th ct., slight losses to
pile, resto. Size 255 x 120 cm
Description (German only) In
hakenbesetzte Oktogone eingeschriebene ...
Konya Rug Fragment
Origin: Central Anatolia, late 18th
century Size: ca. 203 x 82 cm Estimate
EUR: 5700 Notes on Condition Fragment of
a divan carpet, ...
Konya Rug, CENTRAL
ANATOLIA New York 3000—4000 USD
Session 1, 19 Sep 03 10:15 AM
MEASUREMENTS: approximately 4ft. 8in. by
4ft. (1.42 by 1.22m.
Title A Konya-Rug,
CENTRAL-ANATOLIA, mid 19 ct., repailed
areas. Size 173 x 135 cm. Description
(German only) Dorfteppiche mit
Memling-Göl-Musterung aus ...
Konya Prayer Rug,
Central Anatolia, 19th C. Size 140 x 105
cm Description: Simple graphics make this
a very attractive rug. The Mihrab and
niches are in ...
Title Kilim of the Antalya-Konya-Nigde
area, central Anatolia, circa 1860.
Published in: Zipper/Fritzsche,
Orientteppiche vol. 3, Munich 1989, No.
125. ...
Turkish Rugs: Konya
Karapinar Long Rug 1st half 19th C. Nagel
Lot 14 · Karapinar Multi Niche Prayer
Rug ... Konya Long Rug
mid 19th century Sotheby's Lot 12 ...
Aug 7, 2008 ... Konya
Double Star Rug, 18th C or earlier. When
I reduced the image it was difficult to
get the colors right. The orange and
purple are as ...
and Turkish Rugs: Konya-Nigde
Kilim Circa 1860 lot 66. .....
Kelim Circa 1800 I decided that Turkish
Rugs: Hotamis Konya Kelim 1st
half 19th century had ...
Both also were found in the
same mosque in Konya, strongly
indicating a central Anatolian origin for
the group, an origin supported by the
structure. ...
Herkunftsland:
Zentralanatolien, Region Konya,
17. Jh. Abmessungen: ca. 148 x 109 cm ...
Country of origin: Central Anatolia,
region Konya, 17th Century ...
176, a Konya region
medallion carpet fragment, ascribed 17th
century or earlier; Balpinar and Hirsch, ...
As the author notes regarding the Konya
rug, pl. ...
Nov 9, 2008 ... Alte
und Antike Kaukasische Teppiche. Graz:
1982. Konzett. Alte und Antike
Turkmenische Teppiche. Graz: 1983. Konya.
Guide to Konya Rugs ...
Catalhoyuk
("Chah-tahl-hew-yook") is the
name of a site on the Konya
Plain in south-central Turkey dating from
the Neolithic Period in the Near East. ...
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