World Headquarters of the Bektashi

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World Headquarters of the Bektashi
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The World Headquarters of the Bektashi or Bektashi World Center (

Dhimitër Kamarda Street at the eastern edge of Tirana city, Albania.[1] It serves as the centre of the Albanian Bektashi Order
.

The headquarters also has a museum, library, and archives.[2]

History

Before the

Atatürk's 1925 ban on all dervish orders caused the exodus of the Bektashi Order to Albania in 1925, and the complex was closed for religious use. As a result, the administrative seat of the Bektashi Order was shifted to the World Headquarters of the Bektashi in Tirana, Albania in 1930.[3]

In 1930,

Italian occupation of Albania.[3]

The headquarters were closed in 1967, when Albanian Communist dictator

Sultan Nevruz.[5]

Headquarters campus

Tyrbes

The

dedebabas, including Kamber Ali, Abaz Hilmi, and Ahmet Myftar, are buried at the Kryegjyshata.[3]

Museum

The Bektashi Museum (or Bektashee Museum) was officially inaugurated on 7 September 2015.[6]

Library

The Bektashi Library (or Bektashee Library) was officially inaugurated on 7 September 2015.[7]

Archives

The archives contain many historic documents in various languages such as Albanian, Arabic, Ottoman Turkish, English, French, and Italian, with the earliest document dating back to 1847. There are also photograph collections,[8] audio tapes, and microfilms.[9] The audio collection preserves rare recordings of Bektashi musical traditions.[10]

Gallery

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bektashi World Center.

References

  1. ^ Contact. Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane. Accessed 19 September 2021.
  2. ^ Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane.
  3. ^
    OCLC 1108619669
    .
  4. ^ The Holy Seat of the World Bektashi Headquarter. Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane. Accessed 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane. Bashkia Tiranë.
  6. ^ The Bektashee Museum. Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane. Accessed 19 September 2021.
  7. ^ The Bektashi Library. Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane. Accessed 19 September 2021.
  8. ^ The Phototeka of the Bektashi World Seat. Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane. Accessed 19 September 2021.
  9. ^ The Archives of the World Bektashi Seat. Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane. Accessed 19 September 2021.
  10. ^ The Phonoteca of the Bektashi World Seat. Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane. Accessed 19 September 2021.

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