Sızma is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Selçuklu, Konya Province, Turkey.[ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.] Its population is 2,260 (2022).
Geography
Sızma is a few kilometers west of the main road connecting Konya to
Afyon. The highway distance to Konya is about .
History
There are ruins of
Hittites 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.
[ Mayor’s page ]
Economy
There is an abandoned mercury mine in Sızma with the ore grade of 0.6 to 1%
[ Report ] 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.
