The Rufai Tekke () or Sheikh Riza Tekke ( tr, Şeyh Rıza Tekkesi) is a

Cultural Monument A national heritage site is a heritage site having a value that has been registered by a governmental agency as being of national importance to the cultural heritage or history of that country. Usually such sites are listed in a heritage regist ...

of Albania, located in Berat and pertaining to the Rüfai

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

order. The ''teqe'' (''tekke'' in

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

) was built in the 18th century by

Ahmet Kurt Pasha Ahmet Kurt Pasha was an Albanian pasha and the founder and the first ruler of the Pashalik of Berat, a semi-autonomous area within the Ottoman Empire. He descended from the Muzaka family, which in the late Middle Ages had founded the Lordship of Ber ...

and pertained to the Rüfai, a

order.

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Buildings and structures completed in the 18th century Cultural Monuments of Albania Buildings and structures in Berat Ottoman architecture in Albania Sufi tekkes in Albania Rifa'i order {{Albania-struct-stub