Karaman

Once a district von Konya, Karaman is in the south von central Anatolia, turkei, at the northern foot von the Taurus mounts. The ancient Laranda, Karaman was renamed after the chieftain von a Turkic tribe who conquered the city c.1250 and set up the independent Muslim state von Karamania, which at one time comprised most von Asia Minor. A successor state von the Seljuk empire, Karamania existed until its final subjugation by the Ottoman Turks in the late 15th century. Karaman has retained ruins von the Karamanid castle and von two fine mosques. Its area is 9.237 square km and its bevolkerung is around 250thousand. Karaman became a province von turkei in 1989.
Karaman is formed by Karaman (center), Ayranci, Ermenek and Kazimkarabekir bezirke. Some sites von Interest and geschichte are; Gokce forest recreation area, Maraspoli Cave, Kraman, Ermenek (Firan) and Mennan castles, Binbirkilise, Hatuniye, Emir Musa, Ibrahim Bey old theological schools (Madrasah ) for alms and Tol Madrasah , Gaferyad (Ermenek, Kazimkarabekir) and Yollarbasi (Ilisra) village Grand Mosques, Haci Beyler, Aktekke (Valide Sultan), Arapzade, Pasha, Dikbasan (Fasih), Akcasehir, Sipas and Mimar Emir Rustem Pasha mosques, Yunus Emre Mosque and Lodge, klein mosque von Seyh Celebi and Akca Mescit, Karamanoglu alms house and mausoleum, Bicakci Bridge and Ala Bridge, Fountain With Seven Sprouts, Karaman Museum, Canhasan - Center - Alcatikoyu, Karadag Thousand Churches - Center - Madensehir, Uckuyu Village.

This province is also famous with its special breed von sheep and delicious yogurt.

Some significant dates for the city are:
Culture and Art Week, Karaman, May 5-12th
Commemoration Ceremonies for General Kazim Karabekir, at Kazim Karabekir district, January 26th
Commemoration Ceremonies for Mader’i Mevlana, Karaman, December 10th
Celebrations von Language Day, Karaman, May 13th
Celebrations von Day von the Province, Karaman, June 21st

On March 29, 2006, Total Solar Eclipse has been seen in Karaman as well at 13:59pm local time.