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The main landmark of the town is the Mevlana Museum, which is sometimes called the Mausoleum of Rumi. The museum is named after the great mystic, who has founded the order of dervishes many centuries ago. In addition to the grave of legendary Mevlana, museum has collections of various exhibits. Here you can see old musical instruments, hand-written copies of the Koran and art masterpieces of different ages. The museum is located at the heart of Konya’s historic district, on a high hill. After inspection of priceless artifacts in the museum visitors can go to one of the viewing points and enjoy panoramic views of the city.

Next to the museum originate picturesque streets, where there are numerous old buildings and places of worship. During the walk, vacationers could see several mosques constructed in the 12th century. They have preserved well to this day. The most interesting mosque is considered İplikçi Camii. This religious venue has being operating for more than eight centuries. The mosque is one of the most important buildings of the town.

It will be interesting to visit the Ince Minare museum. It is located in the 13th century building and also represents a great cultural value. Originally this building housed a religious school; the last few centuries it has laid in ruins, and recently it was decided to open a historical museum there. There is another important excursion site, Alaedina Mosque (Alaaddin Tepesi), situated in the downtown. It was built on a high artificial mound raised by an order of Allaedina Keykubat. In addition to the beautiful mosque, there are the ruins of an ancient palace and tomb of the Turkish sultans on the hill.
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