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'''Hacıbektaş''', formerly '''Karahöyük''', is a town and district of ] in the ] region of ]. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 11,929 of which 5,169 live in the town of Hacıbektaş.<ref name="die">{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-04-15|author=GeoHive}}</ref> Located in ], the district covers an area of {{convert|697|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ytr.html|title=Statistical information on districts of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-15|author=Statoids}}</ref> and the average elevation is {{convert|1250|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, with the highest point being Mt. Kırlangıç at {{convert|1720|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. '''Hacıbektaş''', formerly '''Karahöyük''', is a town and district of ] in the ] region of ]. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 11,929 of which 5,169 live in the town of Hacıbektaş.<ref name="die">{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-04-15|author=GeoHive}}</ref> Located in ], the district covers an area of {{convert|697|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ytr.html|title=Statistical information on districts of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-15|author=Statoids}}</ref> and the average elevation is {{convert|1250|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, with the highest point being Mt. Kırlangıç at {{convert|1720|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.


==History==
It was called '''Doara''' in Roman times.
Hacıbektaş was the site of '''Doara''' in Roman times, though Ramsay identified it with Mudjur or Hadji Bektash, and the town appears on the ] between Caesarea and ].<ref>], The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (], 2010)p297-300.</ref> It was mentioned by Heiroclese, and the ''] notiea''.
Doara became the seat of a ] in the ], as part of the conflict between ], bishop of ] and ](the town being between these two ]s). In 383 bishop Bosporius was accused of heresy, Originally a suffran of the bishop in ], in 436 ] placed the bishop under the bishop of ].



==Notable residents== ==Notable residents==

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District in Central Anatolia, Turkey
Hacıbektaş
District
A panorama of HacıbektaşA panorama of Hacıbektaş
Location of Hacıbektaş within Turkey.Location of Hacıbektaş within Turkey.
Country Turkey
RegionCentral Anatolia
ProvinceNevşehir
Government
 • GovernorMustafa Eldivan
 • MayorAli Rıza Selmanpakoğlu (Independent)
Area
 • District696.69 km (268.99 sq mi)
Elevation1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population
 • UrbanTemplate:Turkey district populations
 • DistrictTemplate:Turkey district populations
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code50xxx
Area code0384
Licence plate50
ClimateCsb
Websitewww.hacibektas.gov.tr

Hacıbektaş, formerly Karahöyük, is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 11,929 of which 5,169 live in the town of Hacıbektaş. Located in Cappadocia, the district covers an area of 697 km (269 sq mi), and the average elevation is 1,250 m (4,101 ft), with the highest point being Mt. Kırlangıç at 1,720 m (5,643 ft).

History

Hacıbektaş was the site of Doara in Roman times, though Ramsay identified it with Mudjur or Hadji Bektash, and the town appears on the Peutinger Table between Caesarea and Tavium. It was mentioned by Heiroclese, and the Byzantine notiea. Doara became the seat of a Bishopric in the 373, as part of the conflict between Anthimus, bishop of Tyana and Basil of Caesarea(the town being between these two bishoprics). In 383 bishop Bosporius was accused of heresy, Originally a suffran of the bishop in Tyana, in 436 Justinian placed the bishop under the bishop of Mokissos.


Notable residents

Haji Bektash Veli, the founder of the Bektashi order, lived in the area in the 14th century and is commemorated by the town's current name and in an annual festival. His tomb known as the Hajibektash complex is located near the center of town in his former monastery, now a museum, and is a site of pilgrimage for Alevi and Bektashi from throughout Turkey and the world.

See also

Notes

  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. Statistical Institute
  3. GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  4. Statoids. "Statistical information on districts of Turkey". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  5. W. M. Ramsay, The Historical Geography of Asia Minor (Cambridge University Press, 2010)p297-300.
  6. Today's Zaman http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action;jsessionid=1A8221C804C7119965697440D3B354CF?newsId=323666&columnistId=0. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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38°56′37″N 34°33′35″E / 38.94361°N 34.55972°E / 38.94361; 34.55972


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