Anatolian high plateau

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We next travelled across the central Anatolian high plateau to the region of Cappadocia. On the way we stopped at Konya to visited the Mevlana Whirling Dervish Museum. This museums contains a mausoleum for the founder and other important members of the movement. Under Islamic law you can not depict people or animals in images so for decorations, designs are created using geometric shapes, colours and verses from the Koran. Tulips were again growing outside including some striking black ones which are really just deep dark purple.



We also stopped at 13 century Caravansera at Sultanhani. All along the famous silk caravan route from India, secure night stops or camps were built to protect merchants and their goods and support trade. When we visited sections of a movie was being filmed there, so it had been transformed into an authentic looking 13 century scene rather than just being an old fort with stone walls.

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