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Geography, Infrastructure & Economy

The physical structure, location and sources of livelihood of Mesudiye village

1,022 m

Elevation

15.7 km

Distance to Karaman

northwest

1,788

Regional population

7 km radius

1973

Irrigation cooperative

238 members

Terrain

Flat land of the Karaman Plain

Nearby Mountain

Karadağ — a volcanic mountain ~1 km southeast of the village

Archaeology

Karadağ and Binbir Kilise

Karadağ (Madenşehir) is the volcanic mountain 1 km southeast of Mesudiye. On it lie the Byzantine-era church and monastery ruins known as Binbir Kilise ("a thousand and one churches"). It is an archaeological site of international importance.

◆ The Mahalaç summit reaches 2,288 m; an extinct volcano, part of the basaltic Karapınar volcanic field.
◆ The Madenşehir and Değile settlements hold more than fifty Byzantine-era building ruins (5th–10th c.).
◆ The first systematic documentation was carried out in 1907 by the British archaeologist William Ramsay and Gertrude Bell; their results were published in 1909 as The Thousand and One Churches.
◆ In 1907, the year Mesudiye was founded, Ramsay and Bell were excavating at Karadağ — the founding of the village and the scientific excavation occurred almost simultaneously.
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Prehistory

Mounds Around the Village

The four mounds around Mesudiye carry traces of prehistoric settlement reaching back thousands of years in the region — long before the village's founding in 1907.

N S W E Karadağ Binbir Kilise Mesudiye village Bostanlıkhöyüğü — prehistoric settlement mound Bostanlıkhöyüğü Höyük Üstü — prehistoric settlement mound Höyük Üstü Kocahüyük — prehistoric settlement mound Kocahüyük Taşlı Höyük — prehistoric settlement mound Taşlı Höyük Schematic representation — positions are approximate
Centre of Mesudiye village
Prehistoric mound
Karadağ (volcanic mountain)

Mounds are artificial hills formed over centuries by prehistoric settlements built one atop another. These four mounds around Mesudiye show that the region hosted human habitation for thousands of years, long before the village's founding in 1907. The positions on the map are approximate and for schematic purposes only.

Surroundings

Neighbouring Villages and Distances

Mecidiye 3.7 km · west
Karalgazi 4.6 km · north
Çiğdemli (Davgandos) 5.6 km · east
Bölükyazı 5.4 km · south
Yuvatepe 6.3 km · east
Yollarbaşı (İlisıra) 7.6 km · south
Kâzımkarabekir 10.2 km · west
Eminler 8.5 km · north
Demiryurt 9.4 km · north
Dilbeyan 9.3 km · east
İslihisar 13.3 km · north
◆ Çiğdemli (Davgandos) — 1st-Degree Archaeological Site, ruins of ancient Dalisandos
◆ İlisıra (Yollarbaşı) — the muhajirs were first hosted here
◆ Mecidiye — immigrant village founded in the name of Sultan Abdülmecid
◆ Hamidiye — immigrant village founded in the name of Sultan Abdülhamid
◆ Kâzımkarabekir (formerly Gaferyâd/Gaferiyâd)

Transport

Nearest Airports

Konya Havalimanı KYA

medium-sized

91 km

north

Gazipaşa Havalimanı GZP

medium-sized

126 km

south

Aksaray Havalimanı

small-sized

133 km

north

Kapadokya Havalimanı ASR

small-sized

211 km

north

Historical Place-Names Within the Village

Bostanlıkhöyüğü (mound) Höyük Üstü (mound) Kocahüyük (mound) Taşlı Höyük (mound)

Administrative History

Ottoman–1950 Konya Province, Karaman district, İlisıra (Yollarbaşı) township
1950s Konya Province, Karaman district, Kâzımkarabekir township
1980 Konya Province, Karaman district, Central township
1989–present Karaman Province, Central district (Law no. 3578, 15 June 1989)

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Status

Main road Asphalt
Village roads Paving stone
School A primary school exists, but pupils are bused to Dr. Faruk Sükan Primary School in central Karaman
Health A health house exists, but without permanent staff
Sewage No sewage system
Post office None
Legal status Village legal entity (not converted to neighbourhood status)

Economy

Agriculture and Livestock

Dairy cattle farming is an important source of livelihood

Crops

  1. 1 Grain maize — Primary crop
  2. 2 Oilseed sunflower
  3. 3 Wheat
  4. 4 Sugar beet
  5. 5 Dry beans
  6. 6 Apple
  7. 7 Alfalfa
  8. 8 Barley
  9. 9 Pepper
  10. 10 Almond
  11. 11 Tomato

Livestock

Cattle (large livestock) 415 head
Sheep 2754 head
Goats 817 head
Total small livestock 3571 head
Beehives 70 hives

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