Seyyid Ali Sultan Tekke - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Seyyid Ali Sultan Tekke - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Seyyid Ali Sultan Tekke (, ), also known as the Kizil Deli Tekke, or the Roussa Tekke,Alevi-Bektashi communities in southeastern Europe: spiritual heritage and environmental consciousness, Irene Lyratzaki or the Monastery of Roussa, is a historical Ottoman tekke near the village of Roussa, in the Evros regional unit of Western Thrace in Greece. It is an Ottoman Alevi tekke, that is a gathering place for dervishes, especially those belongng to the Bektashi order. Today it has been restored and it is occasionally operational for the local community. It is considered one of the oldest preserved tekkes in the Balkan peninsula, and a very important center for Bektashism. Read more on Wikipedia
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