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Hacıbektaş
District
A panorama of Hacıbektaş
Location of Hacıbektaş within Nevşehir
Map of Hacıbektaş
Hacıbektaş
Coordinates: 38°57′N 34°34′E / 38.950°N 34.567°E / 38.950; 34.567
Country	Turkey
Region	Central Anatolia
Province	Nevşehir
Government
• Governor	Mustafa Eldivan
• Mayor	Ali Rıza Selmanpakoğlu (Independent)
Area
• District	696.69 km (268.99 sq mi)
Elevation	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population
• Urban	Template:Turkey district populations
• District	Template:Turkey district populations
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	50xxx
Area code	0384
Licence plate	50
Climate	Csb
Website	www.hacibektas.gov.tr

Part of a series on Bektashism
Historical figures Haji Bektash Veli Nesimi Balım Sultan Gül Baba
Bektashi Dedebabate Salih Nijazi Ali Riza Dede Kamber Ali Xhafer Sadik Abaz Hilmi Ahmet Myftar Reshat Bardhi Edmond Brahimaj
Bektashi sites Kryegjyshata Haji Bektash Veli Complex Arabati Baba Teḱe Durbalı Sultan Tekke Hasan Baba Tekke Tekke of Melan Tekke of Frashër Zall Tekke Abbas Ali Türbe Tomb of Gül Baba
Events Ashura Nevruz World Bektashi Congress
Countries Bektashism in Albania Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order
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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). The town is named after Haji Bektash Veli, a 13th-century Sufi saint who founded the Bektashi Order.

History

W. M. Ramsay identified the town as one of the possible locations of Doara, an ancient town and bishopric. Modern scholars place it elsewhere.

For centuries, Hacıbektaş has served as the international headquarters of the Bektashi Order until Atatürk outlawed all dervish orders in 1925. In 1930, the Bektashi Order officially set up its new headquarters in Tirana, Albania.

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.

Villages

• Köşektaş

See also

• Sufism
• Bektashism

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. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
6. Elsie, Robert (2019). The Albanian Bektashi: history and culture of a Dervish order in the Balkans. London: I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1-78831-569-2. OCLC 1108619669.
7. "Alevi figure Hacı Bektaş Veli commemorated in Nevşehir festival". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2013-10-20.

References

• Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Hacıbektaş, Turkey". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
• Kenthaber.com. "General information on Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
• Hacibektas.com. "Geographical and economical structure of Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-04-15.

External links

• District governor's official website (in Turkish)
• District municipality's official website (in Turkish)
• Map of Hacıbektaş district
• Administrative map of Hacıbektaş district Website

v t e Hacıbektaş in Nevşehir Province of Turkey
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