Complex of Turbes
Type: Sanctuary
Location: Village Yablanovo »
In Bulgarian: Комплекс от тюрбета »
The population of village of Yablanovo consists of Muslims who professing heterodox Islam (Kızilbashis / Aliani). The village is notable for the unusually great number of türbes existing on its territory.
The shrines in the village belong to two types:
- a grave in a rectangular tomb (the türbes of Hüseyin Baba and Hazır - Nazır Baba, as well as Kız türbesi);
- a grave in a tomb with more than four walls (the türbe of Koclu Baba - pentagonal, the türbes of Hasan Baba and Topuz Baba - septagonal)
On the land of the village of Yablanovo, there are also türbes, which are situated outside the settlement. Apart from the türbe of Ali Baba, which is rectangular, there are also shrines of the type "a grave without a tomb" - those of Alvan Baba, Gul Baba, Oksiiz Baba, and Bobasan turbesi.
The turbes are often visited by Muslims from Bulgaria and Turkey.
The shrines in the village belong to two types:
- a grave in a rectangular tomb (the türbes of Hüseyin Baba and Hazır - Nazır Baba, as well as Kız türbesi);
- a grave in a tomb with more than four walls (the türbe of Koclu Baba - pentagonal, the türbes of Hasan Baba and Topuz Baba - septagonal)
On the land of the village of Yablanovo, there are also türbes, which are situated outside the settlement. Apart from the türbe of Ali Baba, which is rectangular, there are also shrines of the type "a grave without a tomb" - those of Alvan Baba, Gul Baba, Oksiiz Baba, and Bobasan turbesi.
The turbes are often visited by Muslims from Bulgaria and Turkey.
