Mevlana Museum

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The Mevlana Museum is a historic complex in Konya, Turkey, that houses the tomb of the Sufi mystic Rumi and serves as a major center of Mevlevi (whirling dervish) heritage and Islamic art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mausoleum
museum
religious complex
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Ottoman architecture
Seljuk architecture
associatedWith Konya Mystic Music Festival
Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya

Sufi music
whirling dervish ceremonies
category Museums in Konya
Religious museums in Turkey
Sufi shrines in Turkey
continent Asia
country Turkey
currentFunction museum
dedicatedTo Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
linked to: Rumi
formerFunction Mevlevi dervish lodge
hasPart Islamic art collection
Mevlevi dervish lodge
linked to: Mevlana Museum

calligraphy collection
courtyard
kitchen building
library
manuscript collection
mosque
ritual hall
tomb of Rumi
heritage Mevlevi Order
linked to: Mevleviyya

whirling dervishes
inception 13th century
languageOfSignage English
Turkish
locatedIn Central Anatolia
Konya
Konya Province
near Alaeddin Hill
notableFeature calligraphic inscriptions
tile decoration
turquoise conical dome
wooden carvings
operator Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
originalUse tomb complex of Rumi
owner Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
religion Islam
Sufism
significance center of Mevlevi heritage
important site of Islamic art
major pilgrimage site
tourism one of the most visited museums in Turkey

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Konya knownFor Mevlana Museum
Konya hasAttraction Mevlana Museum
Rumi burialPlace Mevlana Museum
Mevlana Museum hasPart Mevlevi dervish lodge
linked to: Mevlana Museum
Şems-i Tebrizi Mosque and Tomb near Mevlana Museum
Jalāl al-Dīn hasMausoleum Mevlana Museum in Konya
linked to: Mevlana Museum
Mawlawiyya hasMajorSite Mevlana Museum