- Hacıbektaş
Infobox Settlement
settlement_type = District
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = TUR
subdivision_type1=Region
subdivision_name1 = Central Anatolia
subdivision_type2=Province
subdivision_name2 = Nevşehir
timezone= EET
utc_offset=+2
map_caption =Location of Hacıbektaş within Turkey.
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
official_name = Hacıbektaş
image_caption = A panorama of Hacıbektaş
image_blank_emblem =
blank_emblem_type =
population_total = 18933
population_urban = 7274
population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_density_km2 = 27.16
area_total_km2 = 697
latd = 38
latm = 57
latNS = N
longd = 34
longm = 34
longEW = E
elevation_m = 1250
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code = 50xxx
area_code = 0384
blank_info = 50
blank_name=Licence plate
leader_title =Governor
leader_name = Mustafa Eldivan
leader_title1 =Mayor
leader_name1 = Ali Rıza Selmanpakoğlu
website = [http://www.hacibektas.gov.tr/ www.hacibektas.gov.tr]Hacıbektaş, formerly Karahüyük, is a town and district of
Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region ofTurkey . According to 2000 census, population of the district is 18,933 of which 7,274 live in the town of Hacıbektaş.cite web|url=http://www.die.gov.tr/nufus_sayimi/2000tablo5.xls|title=Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-15|author=Turkish Statistical Institute |format=XLS|language=Turkish] [cite web|url=http://www.xist.org/cntry/turkey.aspx?levels=Ic%20Anadolu|title=Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units|accessdate=2008-04-15|author=GeoHive|language=English] Located inCappadocia , the district covers an area of convert|697|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on, [cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ytr.html|title=Statistical information on districts of Turkey|accessdate=2008-04-15|author=Statoids|language=English] and the average elevation is convert|1250|m|ft|0|abbr=on, with the highest point being Mt. Kırlangıç at convert|1720|m|ft|0|abbr=on.Notable residents
The Turkish
Sufi philosopher Hacı Bektaş Veli, to whom the town owes its current name, lived in the area in the 14th century.ee also
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Sufism
*Bektashism Notes
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*External links
* [http://www.hacibektas.gov.tr/ District governor's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.hacibektas.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website] tr icon
* [http://www.nevsehir.gov.tr/resimler/harita/hacibektas.jpgMap of Hacıbektaş district]
* [http://www.nevsehirozelidare.gov.tr/harita/hacibektas.jpgAdministrative map of Hacıbektaş district]
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