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Detour to Konya

A travel blog entry by travel.geek

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... the museum where we were not allowed to used shoes, we need to take them off and cover our foot with a blue plastic which actually looked like a shower cap, LOL.




Inside the museum is the tomb of Rumi’s family and descendants lie beside those of dozens of Mevlevi sheiks (leaders of the order). At the corner, beneath the dome, is the tomb of RUmi himself, resplendent ...

A Question For You.....

A travel blog entry by atlantakevin

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... a bit windy so they weren't sure we were going to be able to go up, but there was a break for a bit which allowed us to do it and I'm very grateful that we did. Our pilot was Turkish but had gone to Albuquerque, New Mexico for his training and did a great job of not only piloting but also was a great comedic talent putting us all at ease. The views of the valley we had seen by bus were nothing compared to what they were from above. ...

On the road again

A travel blog entry by annrowberg

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... tomb of Rumi also with many of his relatives. There was an impressive collection of hand printed Korans as well as artifacts. The main dome of the temple is completely covered in blue tiles. It is really beautiful.
We had lunch in Konya at a very non touristy restaurant. It was another adventure. I ordered one of the dishes special to the town, called pida. It is pieces of thin ...

Underground City

A travel blog entry by bruceandanne

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... mystic. Also on the site was a mosque and a Dervish lodge of the Mevlevi order of the whirling dervishes. This centre was used for educating and teaching the Dervishers. In 1927 the site was turned into a museum. The sarcophagos of Mevlana is under the green dome with coffins of his family nearby.

After checking into the hotel we were soon taking a walk to get some dinner ...

Pottery, Caravansary, and More Sufis

A travel blog entry by larry.phillips

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... to the Mevlana Sufi Centre where we learned a little more about Sufism. Sufism uses the Koran as its holy book so would be considered an Islamic faith by most Muslims.

The Mevlana Sufi sect was created in the 13th century by the followers of Mevlana who is also known to many in the west as Rumi (The Roman). His father was a Persian who fled present day Afghanistan or perhaps Tajikistan and settled in Konya. Rumi lived and studied in Konya where the Seljuk ...

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