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Konya, 1 – 17 December 2009
An astounding event held annually in December in Konya, Turkey, the Mevlana festival commemorates Jelaleddin Rumi (Mevlana), the great 13th-century Sufi poet, saint and founder of the Mevlevi (Whirling) Dervish order, who is buried in Konya. The two-week festival, particularly the final ceremony honouring the anniversary of Rumi’s death, is one of the world’s greatest spectacles and is held at Konya’s new Mevlana Cultural Centre.