Hacıbektaş (historically Sulucakarahöyük)[2] is a town and district of Nevşehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey.

The town is named after Haji Bektash Veli, a 13th-century Sufi saint who founded the Bektashi Order.

[5] Haji Bektash Veli, the founder of the Bektashi order, lived in the area in the 14th century and is commemorated by the town's current name and in an annual festival.

His tomb known as the Hajibektash complex is located near the center of town in his former monastery, now a museum, and is a site of pilgrimage for Alevi and Bektashi from throughout Turkey and the world.

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