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| Mevlana Tomb, Konya, Turkey |
Mevlana Celaleddin Belhi-Rumi, the great 13th-century
Sufi (Islamic mystic) poet, was born in 30 September 1207 in Balkh, presently Afghanistan. He lived almost all of his life in Konya, Turkey, and died there 17 December 1273. He is arguably one of the most famous poets in the world. In Turkey he is referred to as Mevlana (the Turkish spelling of Maulana - which means 'Our Master').
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