Ereğli

Ereğli is a town and district of Konya Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2009 census, the population of the district is 135,008 of which 95,056 live in the town of Ereğli. Heraclea Cybistra under the name Cybistra, had some importance in Hellenistic times owing to its position near the point where the road to the Gülek Pass (Cilician Gates) enters the hills. It lay in the way of armies and was more than once sacked by the Arab invaders of Asia Minor (AD 805 and 832). During the First Crusade, it was the scene of a failed battle of 15,000 men led by William II, Count of Nevers, which left the Crusaders weak on route to Antakya. It became Turkish (Seljuk) in the 11th century. Ereğli is also known for being...