Alaeddin Hill and Alaeddin Mosque

The Alaeddin hill in Konya's Karatay district is one of the important prehistoric settlements. The importance of this hill for art history, architectural history, archeology, history science does not end with telling.

It is rumored that when Konya was the capital of the Seljuk Empire, Sultan Alaeddin asked the public to build a hill in the middle of the city to build a mosque. Thereupon, everyone in the city brought soil to the middle of the city and created this hill.

The Alaeddin Mosque, one of the most important historical works that have survived until today, is located on the hill.

The Alaeddin Mosque was built on the site of Konya's old citadel dating from 1221 during the reign of the great Seljuk Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat, and today commands the Konya skyline. To one side of the mosque are the remains of the Seljuk Imperial Palace.

Today, besides its historical value, it has become a famous sightseeing and picnic area for the visitors to Konya.