The World Headquarters of the Bektashi or Bektashi World Center ( sq, Kryegjyshata Botërore Bektashiane; often simply known in Albanian as the Kryegjyshata) is the international headquarters of the

Bektashi Order The Bektashi Order; sq, Tarikati Bektashi; tr, Bektaşi or Bektashism is an Islamic Sufi mystic movement originating in the 13th-century. It is named after the Anatolian saint Haji Bektash Wali (d. 1271). The community is currently led by ...

, a

Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...

order. It is located on

Dhimitër Kamarda Demetrio Camarda (Arbëresh language, Arbërisht: Dhimitër Kamarda; 22 October 1821, in Piana degli Albanesi – 13 March 1882, in Livorno) was an Arbëreshë people, Arbëreshë linguist, patriot of the Arbëreshë, and publisher of Albanian fol ...

Street at the eastern edge of Tirana city, Albania. It serves as the centre of the Albanian Bektashi Order. The headquarters also has a museum, library, and archives.

History

Before the secularization of Turkey in 1925, the

Haji Bektash Veli Complex The Haji Bektash Veli complex ( tr, Hacıbektaş Külliyesi) is an Alevi Cultural Monument of the Republic of Turkey, located in Hacıbektaş, Nevshehir province. It was built in the 13th century as a teqe ''(dergâh)'' of the Sufi saint Haji ...

Hacıbektaş 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 C ...

, Turkey was home to the ''pir evi'' (Turkish for "

pir Pir or PIR may refer to: Places * Pir, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Pir, Satu Mare, commune in Satu Mare County, Romania Religion * Pir (Alevism), one of the 12 ranks of Imam in Alevism * Pir (Sufism), a Sufi teacher or spiritu ...

's house") of Haji Bektash Veli, which served as the international headquarters of the

. Atatürk's 1925 ban on all dervish orders caused the exodus of the

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. In 1930,

Sali Njazi Salih Nijazi (15 March 1876 – 28 November 1941) was the 1st Bektashi Dedebabate, Dedebaba (or Kryegjysh) of the Bektashism in Albania, Bektashi Order that was established in Albania in 1930. Biography Early life Salih Nijazi was born on 5 Marc ...

, the 1st Dedebaba of the Bektashi Order, established the World Headquarters of the Bektashi movement ( sq, Kryegjyshata) in Tirana. Sali Njazi had originally planned to set up the headquarters in Melçan, Korça (which had served as the first '' de facto'' headquarters of the Albanian Bektashi community during the 1920s), but finally decided to build it in Tirana instead. The construction of the headquarters was finished in 1941 during the Italian occupation of Albania. The headquarters were closed in 1967, when Albanian Communist dictator

Enver Hoxha Enver Halil Hoxha ( , ; 16 October 190811 April 1985) was an Albanian communist politician who was the authoritarian ruler of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 unt ...

shut down all religious organizations. On 27 January 1991, a temporary committee for the resurrection of the Bektashi Community was established in Tirana. Since that year, the new community has worked hard to revive the traditions of Bektashism in Albania. The World Headquarters in Tirana was officially reopened on 22 March 1991 on Sultan Nevruz.

Headquarters campus

Tyrbes

The tyrbes (holy tombs) of several dedebabas, including Kamber Ali, Abaz Hilmi, and Ahmet Myftar, are buried at the Kryegjyshata.

Museum

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

Library

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

Gallery

Image:Panoramic view of the Bektashi World Center Complex in Tirana, Albania.jpg, Panoramic view Image:Qendra Botërore Bektashiane.jpg, Gateway Image:World headquarter of the Bektashis.jpg, Columns Image:World headquarters of the Bektashis coulmns.jpg, Columns next to the main building Image:World headquarters of the Bektashis from another point of view.jpg, Columns next to the main building Image:World headquarters of the Bektashis.jpg, Garden Image:Dede Ahmeti, Tyrbe.jpeg, The tyrbe of Ahmet Myftar Dede at the Kryegjyshata

References

External links

*{{official, https://kryegjyshataboterorebektashiane.org/ Bektashi Order Buildings and structures in Tirana Religion in Tirana