Tomb of Kalender Baba

Tomb of Kalender Baba is a tomb in Karatay, Konya Province. Tomb of Kalender Baba is situated nearby to the museum Konya İl Eğitim Tarihi Müzesi, as well as near the prison Konya Açık Ceza İnfaz Kurumu.

Type: Tomb
Description: mausoleum complex in Selçuklu, Konya, central Turkey
Address: Konya

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alâeddin Mosque and Mevlana Museum.

Alâeddin Mosque

Mosque

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The Alâeddin Mosque is the principal monument on Alaaddin Hill in the centre of Konya, Turkey. Part of the hilltop citadel complex that contained the Seljuk Palace, it served as the main prayer hall for the Seljuk Sultans of Rum and its courtyard contains the burial places of several of the sultans. Alâeddin Mosque is situated 680 metres south of Tomb of Kalender Baba.

Mevlana Museum

Museum

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The Mevlâna Museum, in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, a Persian Sufi mystic. Mevlana Museum is situated 1¼ km southeast of Tomb of Kalender Baba.

Ince Minaret Madrasa

Museum

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İnce Minareli Medrese is a 13th-century madrasa located in Konya, Turkey, now housing the Museum of Stone and Wood Art, noted for its ornate entrance, domed courtyard, ornamentally bricked minaret, partially destroyed in 1901, and exemplar Anatolian Seljuk architecture. Ince Minaret Madrasa is situated 1 km southwest of Tomb of Kalender Baba.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selçuklu and Konya.

Selçuklu

Town

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Selçuklu is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,931 km2, and its population is 690,667. Selçuklu is one of the central districts of Konya, along with the districts of Karatay and Meram.

Konya

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Konya is a city in Central Anatolia in Turkey, known as the city of "whirling dervishes" and for its outstanding Seljuk architecture. In 2021 Konya metropolis had a population of 2,277,017, the sixth largest in Turkey, but the area of most interest is compact.