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Tomb and Lodge of Kuzum Baba

Who rests here

Saints · Vlorë (Avlonya)

Kuzum Baba, recorded by Evliya Celebi in 1670 as "Kuzgun Baba Sultan", is a Bektashi dervish whose tomb stands on a hill dominating Vlora; he is said to have lived in the early Ottoman period (15th-16th c.), with an unknown death year (R. Elsie, The Albanian Bektashi, 2019; TDV, "Avlonya", Machiel Kiel).

Full biography of Kuzum Baba (Kuzgun Baba Sultan) →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Vlorë (Avlonya)

Coordinates: 40.46742, 19.49333

No visit etiquette specific to this tomb has been published yet. The general etiquette guide below applies; site-specific etiquette is added after editorial approval.

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000580 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.