Sızma

Sızma
Town
Sızma Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°05′N 32°24′E / 38.083°N 32.400°E / 38.083; 32.400Coordinates: 38°05′N 32°24′E / 38.083°N 32.400°E / 38.083; 32.400
Country	Turkey
Province	Konya Province
District	Selçuklu
Elevation	1,433 m (4,700 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,153
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	42208
Area code(s)	0332
Licence plate	42

Sızma is a town in Konya Province, Turkey. (Undotted ı is pronounced as e in the word Open)

Geography[]

Sızma is a town in Selçuklu second-level municipality in Greater Konya. The town is at

38°05′N 32°24′E / 38.083°N 32.400°E / 38.083; 32.400. It is a few kilometers west of the main road connecting Konya to Afyon. The highway distance to Konya is about 25 km (16 mi). The population is 2153 as of 2011 ^[1]

History[]

There are ruins of Hitites and Roman Empire in the vicinity. But the town was founded by a group of Yörüks (nomadic Oghuz Turks) in the Middle Ages. The earliest name was Sizemene; but later on, it was shortened to Sızma.^[2]

Economy[]

There is an abandoned mercury mine in Sızma with the ore grade of 0.6 to 1%^[3] that was once a major economic activity of the town. Likewise carpet weaving is also declining. Presently, the main economic activity is agriculture (cereals) and animal husbandry.

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