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Karatay Madrasa Esrefoglu Mosque
Ferhuniye Mahallesi, 42040 Selçuklu/Konya
RELIGIONS Islam
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELIGIOUS SITE
DESCRIPTION Karatay Madrasa is a madrasa (a school with a frequently but not absolutely religious focus) built in Konya, Turkey, in 1251 by the Emir of the city Celaleddin Karatay, serving the Seljuk sultan.
HISTORICAL RELEVANCE Since 1955, the place serves as a museum where Seljuk tiles are united, while artifacts in stone or in wood are on display in Ince Minaret Madrasa, also in Konya. The collection of Karatay Museum was particularly enriched by the finds collected as of the 1970s in Kubadabad Palace royal summer residence on Lake Beyşehir shore, at eighty miles from Konya to the west. A caravanserai, also built by Celaleddin Karatay in the outskirts of Konya, carries his name too.
INTER-RELIGIOUS RELEVANCE The mosque visited by many tourists every year.
RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE It represents the dominant belief of the local folk, and it invites Muslims for pray and worship with Azan .
HOW TO USE WITH THE STUDENTS Direct visit is allowed, students may go on vocations.
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