Çumra

History

Neolithic (c. 8000 BC) archaeological discoveries have been found at Çatalhöyük. In the 12th century the Konya plain experienced its second great cultural period, when the city became the capital of the Seljuk Turks. Archaeologists from the University of Chicago joined the Konya Regional Archaeological Survey Project to excavate the stele, and the excavations of the archaeological mound at the site, which is believed to be the capital of Hartapu's as yet unnamed kingdom, will continue in 2020. In February 2020, archaeologists announced the discovery of Luwian hieroglyphs on the stone stele pulled out of the irrigation ditch next to the ancient mound of Türkmen-Karahöyük, describing the military victory of "Great King Hartapu" over an alliance of 13 kings. The description has a reference to defeating the royal house of Phrygia, which included King Midas.

Geography

The town of Çumra is at an altitude of 1,020 m. It is an important stop on the Istanbul to Baghdad railway. It is central to the 500 km²/120,000 acre Çumra irrigation zone, in the Konya Plain, that was established in 1912. Çumra's climate is classified as cold semi-arid (Köppen: BSk). The town experiences hot, dry summers and chilly, frequently snowy winters.

Most-observed species

• Isabelline Wheatear

  Oenanthe isabellina (Temminck, 1829) · Aves
  3
• Long-legged Buzzard

  Buteo rufinus (Cretzschmar, 1829) · Aves
  2
• Pale Bugloss

  Echium italicum L. · Magnoliopsida
  2
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2
• Scented Mayweed

  Matricaria chamomilla L. · Magnoliopsida
  2
• Bridled Mabuya

  Heremites vittatus (Olivier, 1804) · Squamata
  1
• Humming-bird Hawk-moth

  Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
  1
• Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)

  Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778) · Arachnida
  1

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2024-10-04
  32 km NW of Karapınar, Turkey
• M 4.8 — 2023-08-01
  28 km NNE of Konya, Turkey
• M 2.6 — 2023-02-17
  7 km ENE of Konya, Turkey
• M 4.5 — 2022-01-31
  12 km SE of Derbent, Turkey
• M 4.3 — 2021-11-08
  15 km SSE of Derbent, Turkey
• M 5.1 — 2021-11-08
  23 km SE of Derbent, Turkey