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Roughly midway between Antalya and Nevsehir, KONYA is a place of pilgrimage for the entire Muslim world - the home of Celalledin Rumi or the Mevlana ("Our Master"), the mystic who founded the Mevlevi or "Whirling Dervish" sect, and the centre of Sufic mystical practice and teaching. It was also something of a capital during the Selcuk era, many of the buildings from which are still standing, along with examples of their highly distinctive crafts and applied arts which are on display in Konya's museums. In recent years, Konya has developed a reputation as a hotbed of fundamentalism, though this now appears to be on the decline. As a result, although initially not a very appealing city of over half-a-million people, it's well worth a stop, especially if you're making your way down to the coast from Cappadocia.
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