Nallıhan is a municipality and district of Ankara Province , Turkey . Its area is 2,079 km, and its population is 26,553 (2022). It is 157 km from the city of Ankara . Its elevation is 625 m.
7-487: Nallıhan is one of many towns that claim to be the burial place of Taptuk Emre , who lived in the 12-13th century, and was the teacher of the folk poet and dervish Yunus Emre . Nallıhan Davutoğlan Bird Paradise attracts local and foreign tourists. Nallıhan is named after a caravanserai on the ancient Silk Road to the Orient next to the river Nallı . There has been a settlement here for thousands of years. Silk farming ,
14-715: A Turkmen mystic and Sufi shaykh from amongst the Khorasani saints , and the mentor/ murshid of Yunus Emre . He was from Khorasan and came to Anatolia during the reign of Genghis Khan to spread the Bektashi style of the Qur'an and the Ahl al-Bayt creed, that is, the belief in Muhammad and the Twelve Imams . He is thought to have been born between 1210 and 1215. Many sources point out that he
21-515: A tradition for centuries in Nallıhan, continues still in many homes. Today, the town is known for its silk needlework , and local cuisine including stuffed vine-leaves, pilav , pumpkin dessert, gozleme (flat bread with cheese and potatoes filling), and many other types of more fine pastries such as baklava with locally grown walnut. The countryside is used for growing rice, wheat, barley, grapes, apples, tomatoes, and lavender. Almost everything grows in
28-485: Is also called Tapdik (Taptik, Taptuk). He is the legendary hero who is believed to have descended from the sky to cleanse the evil beings. According to many opinions, it is possible that the name of Tapduk Emre, who was the sheikh of Yunus Emre, comes from here. In fact, some researchers argue that Tapduk Emre is not a historical personality, but that this ancient legendary hero was adapted to Yunus Emre's life story by folk culture and social memory. According to Celal Beydili,
35-552: Is regarded as one of the greatest bards /poets raised by the ascetics of Anatolia. Although the exact location of Tapduk Emre's grave has not been determined, there are tombs claimed to belong to Tapduk Emre in Eskişehir , Nevşehir (Hacıbektaş district), Manisa , Aksaray and Afyonkarahisar . The word Tapduk is a name that also existed in pre-Islamic Turkish communities. Tapduk is a mythical hero in Turkish and Altai mythology. It
42-679: The fertile soils of Nalliah such as figs, olives, mulberry, pears, apple, persimmons, quince, hazelnut, pecans, squashes, beans, and melons. Visitors can walk through the idyllic Ottoman villages (e.g. Akdere) and have local cuisine in the Ottoman era Caravan Palace. There are 84 neighbourhoods in Nallıhan District: Nallıhan has a cold semi-arid climate ( Köppen : BSk ), with hot, dry summers, and chilly, damp, occasionally snowy winters. Taptuk Emre Others In terms of Ihsan : Taptuk Emre (b. 1210-1215 - d. ?),
49-522: Was a Babai-Haydari dervish . He is the successor of Barak Baba, but Bektashis claim he was the successor of Haji Bektash Veli . It is said that Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli left the job of raising Yunus Emre to Taptuk Emre. Starting with Tapduk Emre, the existence of a community of followers of Tapduk has been encountered in Anatolia. Dervish Yunus, who carried wood to Taptuk Emre's dergah in Nallıhan for forty years,
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