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Kumbet logo #20940This is an Islamic funerary monument. Often used interchangeably with the term turbe, a kumbet is almost always a free-standing, centrally planned, domed structure. There is generally a funerary chamber in a partially underground basement and a prayer room on an upper level. Although they arose independently from each other, there is a visual and s...
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