Konya municipalities (Meram, Selçuklu, Karatay) and a Metropolitan Municipality. Konya is the center of the largest province, the largest plain (Konya Plain) and is among the largest cities in the country. It is the seventh most populated city in Turkey. Konya City is in the southern part of the[ Central Anatolia Region]]. The land is broad and flat with a lot of lowlands and plateaus. The plateaus are covered with rich steppes, therefore, affecting the agriculture sector. Additionally, the southernmost part of Konya is largely surrounded by the Taurus Mountains. Lake Tuz, known in Turkish as "Tuz Golu", is the second-largest
1991 uprising in Tuz Khormato or 6 missiles per minute at the town from the direction of Tikrit, resulting in up to 1/4 of the town being hit. Other sources have suggested that up to half of the town was destroyed by the fighting. 1991 uprising in Tuz Khormato The 1991 uprising in Tuz Khormato refers to the Peshmerga orchestrated uprising in the Arab-Turkmen town of Tuz Khormato. Tuz Khormato, a largely Turkmen town, was one of the most southernly towns to fall under the control of the Peshmerga. Tuz Khormato's importance lay in the fact that it was situated on the Baghdad–Kirkuk road, meaning