ID: TCTKOMV07 · © Carl Rasmussen · Added: 2013

Dervish Cells

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View looking north northwest at the west bank of dervish cells. There are a total of 17 of them, each with a separate entrance and a chimney. These rooms were built by Murat III in 1584. Today the cells are used for ethnographic displays of rugs and other artifacts.

Keywords:Cells · Murat III · Ethnography · Courtyard · Rumi · Mevlana · Celaleddin · Konya · Whirling Dervish Dervishes · Jalal Ad-Din Muhammad · Iconium · Turkey · Tomb · TCTKOMV07