The Tekke of Dollmë () or Haxhi Mustafa Baba Tekke () is a

Cultural Monument of Albania In Albania, a cultural monument () is a construction or work of cultural, historical and artistic value that is built in a visible space, made in memory of important events or prominent people. Cultural monuments are usually under state protection ...

, located in Lagjja Kala, Krujë. Before its destruction by the

Communist Communism () is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, di ...

dictatorship, the tekke of

Krujë Krujë ( sq-definite, Kruja; see also the etymology section) is a town and a municipality in north-central Albania. Located between Mount Krujë and the Ishëm River, the city is 20 km north of the capital of Albania, Tirana. Krujë was ...

had 360 holy graves and was known as "Little

Khorasan KhorasanDabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 (; , ) is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plateau in West and Central Asia that encompasses western and no ...

". It is located in the southern corner of the fortress of Kruja.

History

The tekke was built in 1193 AH (1779–1780 AD) by

Adem Aga Toptani Adem (, ) corresponding to Adam (see also Adam in Islam), is a masculine given name common in Turkey, Bosnia and Albania. Given name *Adem Alkaşi (born 1984), Turkish footballer *Adem Asil (born 1999), Turkish gymnast *Adem Bereket (born 1973) ...

(d. 1784), whose marble tomb is inside the tekke. It may have originally been a mosque instead of a Sufi shrine, since there is a

mihrab ''Mihrab'' (, ', pl. ') is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the ''qibla'', the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying. The wall in which a ''mihrab'' appears is thus the "''qibla'' wall". ...

(prayer niche) inside. Pilgrims gathered at the tekke on the feast day of August 11. The Dollma family is buried inside, and some of the graves are revered as shrines: *Shrine of Baba

Mustafa Dollma Mustafa () is one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Moustafa * Moustafa Am ...

*Shrine of

Hysen Dollma Hysen is a male given name and a surname and may refer to: Given name * Hysen Bytyqi (born 1968), Kosovan animal scientist * Hysen Dedja (born 1960), Albanian footballer and manager * Hysen Hakani (1932–2011), Albanian film director and screenwri ...

, a dervish

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Teqe of Dollme Cultural Monuments of Albania Sufi tekkes in Albania Bektashi tekkes Buildings and structures in Krujë Ottoman mausoleums