Ereğli is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,214 km, and its population is 150,978. Its elevation is 1,038 m. Th…Ereğli is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,214 km, and its population is 150,978. Its elevation is 1,038 m. The ancient town of Heraclea Cybistra was located here, and gave its name to the modern town. The town had some importance in Hellenistic times owing to its position near the point where the road to the Gülek Pass enters the hills. It lay in the way of armies and was more than once sacked by the Arab invaders of Asia Minor. During the Crusade of 1101 it was the scene of a failed battle of 15,000 men led by William II, Count of Nevers against the Seljuks, which left the Crusaders weak en route to Antioch. It became Turkish in the 11th century.
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