KARAMAN

AREA: 9.237 km²
POPULATION: 217.536 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 70

DISTRICTS: Karaman (center), Ayrancı, Ermenek, Kâzımkarabekir.

SITES OF INTEREST: Gökçe forest recreation area, Maraspoli Cave, Kraman, Ermenek (Firan) and Mennan castles, Binbirkilise, Hatuniye, Emir Musa, İbrahim Bey old theological schools (medrese) for alm and Tol Medrese, Gaferyad (Ermenek, Kâzımkarabekir) and Yollarbaşı (İlisra) village Grand Mosques, Hacı Beyler, Aktekke (Valide Sultan), Arapzade, Pasha, Dikbasan (Fasih), Akçaşehir, Sipas and Mimar Emir Rüstem Pasha mosques, Yunus Emre Mosque and Lodge, small mosque of Şeyh Çelebi and Akça Mescit, Karamanoğlu alm house and mausoleum, Bıçakçı Bridge and Ala Bridge, Fountain With Seven Sprouts,Karaman Museum.

Provincial Cultural Directorate

Tel: (338) 212 44 23
Fax: (338) 212 88 34

Museum

Karaman Museum
Address: Hatuniye Med. Arkası - Karaman
Tel: (338) 213 15 36

Historical Sites and Ruins

Canhasan - Center - Alçatıköyü
Karadağ Thousand Churches - Center - Madenşehir / Üçkuyu
Village

Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Karaman

Sites
Archaeological Sites: 48
Urban Sites: 3
Natural Sites: 5
Historical Sites: 3
Other Sites
Archaeological and Natural Sites: 1
Archaeological and Urban Sites: 1
Historical and Urban Sites: 1
Total: 62
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 299
TOTAL: 361

Significant Days

Local Days of Celebration:

Culture and Art Week
Karaman
5-12 May

Commemerotaion Ceremonies for General Kazım Karabekir
Kazım-Karabekir
26 Ocak

Commemerotaion Ceremonies for Mader'i Mevlana
Karaman
10 December

Celebrations of Language Day
Karaman
13 May

Celebrations of Day of the Province
Karaman
21 June