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The tekke became well known in Southern Albania. During the era of Baba Alushi (1846-1902), the tekke would become not only a center of Sufi mysticism, but also a stronghold of Albanian nationalism. It would affect also the work of future figures of the Albanian National Awakening Şemseddin Sami Frashëri, and his brothers Naim and Abdyl.
Backë Tekke Teqeja e Backës: Skrapar: 1870 Builders were from Gostivisht and Kolonjë. 6 Melan Tekke Teqeja e Melanit: Libohovë: 1800 Baba Aliu 7 Qesarakë Tekke Teqeja e Qesarakës: Ersekë: 1620 Haxhi Baba Horosani 8 Turan Tekke Teqeja e Turanit: Korçë: 1827 9 Zall Tekke Teqeja e Zallit: Gjirokastër: 1780 Sejid Asim Babai 10 Kapaj Tekke ...
Site Town or village Administrative division Country Coordinates Notes tekke of Baba Abdullah: Alipostivan: Përmet: Albania: dervishia of Aranitas: Aranitas: Mallakastra: Albania
The Teqe of Baba Ali (Albanian: Teqeja e Baba Aliut), or Teqe of Baba Abdullah, is a Bektashi tekke in the village of Alipostivan, Qendër Piskovë, Përmet municipality, Albania. It sits upon a hill overlooking the Vjosa valley and the Nemërçka mountain, and the name of Alipostivan itself is said to derive from Ali, post i vendit ("Ali ...
In 1954, Baba Rexheb established the First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in Taylor, Michigan (just outside Detroit, Michigan), where there was a group of Albanian Bektashis who supported him. [ 3 ] Baba Rexheb was joined by Baba Bajram, Dervish Arshi, and small number of other Bektashi clerics from Egypt and the Balkans.
The tekke was badly damaged by Greek troops during World War I and World War II. [2] The area was declared a cultural heritage site in 1963, [ 4 ] but would be closed and partially destroyed during an anti-religious campaign mounted by dictator Enver Hoxha of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania in the late 1960s, an emulation of the ...
Naim bey Frashëri, [1] [2] more commonly Naim Frashëri (/ ˈ n aɪ m f r ɑː ʃ ə r ɪ /; pronounced [naˈim fɾaˈʃəˈɾi]; 25 May 1846 – 20 October 1900), was an Albanian historian, journalist, poet, rilindas and translator who was proclaimed as the national poet of Albania.
The tekke also hosted a library with books and manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and later also Albanian. For 3 years during the Balkan Wars and also during World War I, Greek soldiers were stationed at the tekke, which did not have any babas and dervishes at the time due to the wars. The baba and dervishes later returned, and the tekke ...