ANTIQUE CITY OF CHINESE

In Konya, the city started to be used as a settlement in the 3rd century BC and the historical "King's Road" with its Cappadocia-like texture, "Kilistra Antique City", the Cross-Planned Chapel, the Sümbül Church and the Great Water Cistern make it a historical journey for its visitors.

Kilistra, which has been densely populated during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, and is growing rapidly during the early Christian period, is located on the historic King's Road. With its architectural examples such as churches, chapels, monasteries, lookout towers, shelters, and ancient ways, Kilistra has important potential for faith tourism, and it is waiting for its visitors with its unspoiled texture.

Within the scope of the rescue excavation works, the ancient city, where cleaning, restoration and landscaping is made, can attract more domestic and foreign tourists through promotional activities. It is emphasized that the historical settlement has traces of many civilizations from the ancient Roman period to the present.