Haji Bektash Veli Complex
Cultural Monument in Nevşehir province, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Haji Bektash Veli complex (Turkish: Hacıbektaş Külliyesi) is an Alevi Islamic Cultural Monument of the Republic of Turkey, located in Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir province. It was built in the 13th century as a teqe (dergâh) of the Sufi saint Haji Bektash Veli. After his death, his mausoleum was built here.
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Hacı Bektaş Veli külliyesi | |
Location | Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir Province, Turkey |
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Coordinates | 38°56′N 34°33′E |
Type | Religious complex |
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Periods | Seljuks of Anatolia |
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Before the secularization of Turkey in 1925, the complex was home to the pir evi ("pir's house") of Haji Bektash Veli, which served as the international headquarters of the Bektashi Order.[1]