Dollma Tekke
| Tekke of Dollmë | |
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| Native name Albanian: Teqja e Dollmës | |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′22″N 19°47′34″E / 41.5061°N 19.7928°E |
.svg)  Location of Tekke of Dollmë in Albania | |
The Tekke of Dollmë (Albanian: Teqja e Dollmës) or Haxhi Mustafa Baba Tekke (Turkish: Mustafa Baba Dolma tekkesi) is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Lagjja Kala, Krujë.[1] Before its destruction by the Communist dictatorship, the tekke of Krujë had 360 holy graves and was known as "Little Khorasan".[2]
It is located in the southern corner of the fortress of Kruja.[3]
History[edit]
The tekke was built in 1193 AH (1779–1780 AD) by Adem Aga Toptani (d. 1784), whose marble tomb is inside the tekke. It may have originally been a mosque instead of a Sufi shrine, since there is a mihrab (prayer niche) inside. Pilgrims gathered at the tekke on the feast day of August 11.[3]
The Dollma family is buried inside, and some of the graves are revered as shrines:[3]
- Shrine of Baba Mustafa Dollma
- Shrine of Hysen Dollma, a dervish
References[edit]
- ^ "Religious buildings with the "Culture Monument" status". Republic of Albania National Committee for Cult. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ^ Krasniqi, Memli, Bektashi Cultural Heritage and the Albanians, Albanological Institute of Prishtina, p. 9
- ^ a b c Elsie, Robert (2019). The Albanian Bektashi: history and culture of a Dervish order in the Balkans. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-78831-569-2. OCLC 1108619669.