The Tekke of Dollmë ( sq, Teqja e Dollmës) or Haxhi Mustafa Baba Tekke ( tr, Mustafa Baba Dolma tekkesi) is a
Cultural Monument of Albania
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, located in
Lagjja Kala, Krujë. Before its destruction by the
Communist dictatorship, the tekke of
Krujë had 360 holy graves and was known as "Little
Khorasan".
It is located in the southern corner of the fortress of Kruja.
History
The tekke was built in 1193 AH (1779–1780 AD) by
Adem Aga Toptani
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Given name
* Adem Alkaşi (born 1984), Turkish footballer
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(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.
The Dollma family is buried inside, and some of the graves are revered as shrines:
*Shrine of Baba
Mustafa Dollma
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, Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
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*Shrine of
Hysen Dollma Hysen is a male given name and a surname and may refer to:
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* Hysen Bytyqi
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, a dervish
References
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Cultural Monuments of Albania
Sufi tekkes in Albania
Bektashi Order
Buildings and structures in Krujë
Ottoman mausoleums