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site in the city. To the south of Konya, Karaman province is an important center in terms of Turkish history and language. The Turkish language was first adopted in Karaman as the official language of an Anatolian state (1277). The Karaman Citadel was built by the Seljuks in the 12thcentury, and the Araboğlu Mosque, which draws attention
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because of its dragon-head shaped gutters and novel arches, by the Karamanoğulları in the 14th century. There are numerous monasteries and churches dating back to the early Christian period in the environs and on top of Karadağ (2,288 m.), which Christians in the past called “Land of 1,001 Churches”. |
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