KONYA with MEVLANA Museum from Side

Konya is located at an altitude of about 1,200 m and is waiting for you with numerous sights. It also has numerous modern shopping centers and a contemporary infrastructure. Konya was the religious center in the Seljuk and Ottoman eras. Noteworthy cultural monuments bear witness to this great history. Over 2 million tourists visit the city of Konya every year, which is of great cultural and historical importance, for example because of the Mevlana Museum.

1. 1

   Karatay Medresesi Museum

   25 min

   The Karatay Medrese, formerly an Islamic university, houses excellent faience works of art from the Seljuk era. The first carpet manufacturers whose products inspired world traveler Marco Polo were also located in Konya.

2. 2

   Mevlana Muzesi

   1.5 hours

   Today's Mevlana Museum (Turkish Mevlânâ Müzesi) is the mausoleum of Jalāl ad-Din ar-Rūmī with the attached lodge of the Mevlevi Dervish Brotherhood, in Turkish Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi Türbesi ve Dergahi, in Konya, Turkey, the former capital of the Sultanate of Rum -Seljuks. The Mevlâna is a Sufi mystic, also known as Mavlâna or Rumi. It was also the Dervish Hut of the Mevlevi Order, better known as the Whirling Dervishes. Sultan Ala al-Din Keykubbad, the Seljuk Sultan who invited Mevlana to Konya, offered his rose garden as a suitable place to bury Rumi's father, Baha ud-Din Walad, when he died on January 12, 1231.

3. 3

   Konya

   1 hour

   After lunch, take a short walk through the old town of Konya.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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