Ancient City of Kilistra is located 49 km southwest of Konya, within the borders of today's Gökyurt District. Archaeological investigations revealed that Kilistra was inhabited in the 2nd century BCE - 3rd century CE, during the Hellenistic and Roman eras. It was the area where the first Christians took refuge during the Byzantine Period. It is a geography that the early Christians preferred to stay out of sight in the caves, cavities, and shelters that were dug or expanded later due to the soil structure suitable for easy excavation.

It is one of the places in Anatolia, such as Lystra, Iconion (Konya), Pisidia, Antiochia (Yalvaç), where the famous apostle St. Paul, who...