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Rising at the foothills of Palandöken Mountain in the southeast of Erzurum, the Abdurrahman Gazi Türbesi is one of the city’s most renowned pilgrimage sites. It is widely believed among the people that the person buried here was the standard-bearer of the Prophet Muhammad. For this reason, the tomb is regarded as a sacred place not only by locals but also by visitors from surrounding provinces. Over time, the area around the tomb was planted with trees and transformed into a recreational space,