Novaj is a village in the former
municipality of
Bogovë in
Berat County,
Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became part of the
municipality Skrapar.
Attractions
Novaj has a
relic
In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangi ...
that is considered by local
Bektashis to be the footprint of
Abbas ibn Ali
Al-Abbas ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ( ar, ٱلْعَبَّاس ٱبْن عَلِيّ ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب, al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAlīy ibn ʾAbī Ṭālib), also known as Abu al-Fadl ( ar, أَبُو ٱلْفَضْل, link=no) (15 May 647 - ...
.
The Tomorr Mountain and the footprint of Abbas Ali
World Headquarters of the Bektashi. Accessed 19 September 2021.
References
Populated places in Skrapar
Villages in Berat County
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