Halveti-Tekke (Prizren)
The Halveti-Tekke or Helveti-Tekke ( Albanian Teqeja e Helvetive ) is a dervish convent ( Tekke ) in the Saraçëve neighborhood of the Kosovar Albanian city of Prizren , which is dedicated to the Sufi order of the Halveti . The building is a national cultural monument . The Sufi order was founded by Baba Osman . He came from Valash in today's Albania and was trained in Greece . Osman lived in the Kukli Bey Mosque near the Halveti Tekke.
The current building of the convent dates back to 1835, is made of traditional stone and has a tiled roof. In addition to the convent, the complex also includes a hexagonal ritual room called a semihane as the main building, as well as a residential building from the 17th century on the east side with many traditional elements and a waiting room. On the west side is the Türbe , in which the room for the graves of the founder and the nine princes of the Halveti order are.
There is also a circular and a rectangular fountain on the site.
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- ↑ a b The Halveti's tekke. (No longer available online.) In: www.prizren360.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016 ; accessed on May 6, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 42 ° 12 ′ 36 ″ N , 20 ° 44 ′ 27 ″ E