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Evliyatekke Neighbourhood

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Evliyatekke is a neighbourhood of the Meram district of Konya, Türkiye. It lies about 33 km southwest of the district centre.

The name Evliyatekke is of Turkish origin.

From Wikipedia

İl merkezine 55 km uzaklıktadır. Köyün kuruluş tarihi tam olarak bilinmemektedir. Köy ismini, köyün kurucusu olan ve hâlen köyde medfun olan Kutbul Aktab Muhammed Arif'den almıştır. Muhammed Arif, Anadolu Erenleri olarak bilinen Hoca Ahmed Yesevi'nin dervişlerindendir. Hoca Ahmed Yesevi dervişlerini İslam'ı tebliğ etmek amacıyla Horasan, İran, Afganistan ve Pakistan üzerinden Anadolu'ya göndermiştir.

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