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Which 13th-century Sufi poet and mystic, born in Persia but who lived and is buried in Konya, Turkey, inspired the whirling dervish tradition?
Answer: Rumi (Mevlana) — Rumi, known in Turkey as Mevlana, spent most of his life in Konya, where his tomb remains a major pilgrimage and tourist site today.
- A Rumi (Mevlana) ✓
- B Omar Khayyam
- C Hafez
- D Nizami
Rumi, known in Turkey as Mevlana, spent most of his life in Konya, where his tomb remains a major pilgrimage and tourist site today.