The mausoleum is thought to be the resting place of Demir Baba, a 16th-century Alevi saint. The tomb itself is a heptagonal building constructed out of local sandstone. It has a lower rectangular antechamber and is covered by a hemispherical dome 11 metres (36 ft) in height. Demir Baba's grave lies in the middle of the heptagonal inner premises. Constructed out of bricks and wood, the sarcophagus is 3.74 metres (12.3 ft) in length and is positioned with the saint's head pointing southwest.[1] The sarcophagus is usually entirely covered by gifts and is only rarely displayed to Alevi pilgrims.
The mausoleum is thought to have been constructed in the 16th century on what was probably an ancient Thracian holy site from the 4th century BC. A cult complex (tekke) gradually emerged around the türbe. This included a holy spring, a mosque that was mentioned by travellers in the 18th and 19th centuries but was then destroyed, and a wooden public kitchen (imaret) which was pulled down in 1976 due to its deteriorating condition. The tekke features that have survived until today are the mausoleum, the holy spring, a residential building and a low stone fence surrounding the complex.[1] A small exhibition in the residential building explains the story of the Alevis and Demir Baba himself.[2]
Demir Baba Teke was proclaimed a monument of culture of local importance in 1970 by the government of the then-People's Republic of Bulgaria. The mausoleum was renovated in 1991–1994: the decaying wooden floor was replaced with a new one and the building's interior decorative elements (including the 19th-century murals) were reconstructed.[1]
^ abcМиков, Любомир (2007). Култова архитектура и изкуство на хетеродоксните мюсюлмани в България (XVI-XX век) (in Bulgarian). София: Академично издателство „Проф. Марин Дринов“. pp. 63–74, 120–125, 152–155. ISBN978-954-322-197-4.
^Angelova, Maria. "Demir Baba Teke - a holy place in Bulgaria for 3,000 years". 203Challenges. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
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Теодоров, Евгений К.; Диана Гергова (2006). Прабългарски и тракийски следи (in Bulgarian). София: ИК "Изток-Запад". ISBN954-321-299-6.
И. Георгиева., ed. (1997). Българските алиани. Сборник етнографски материали (in Bulgarian). София.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Гергова, Диана (2004). Сборяново — свещената земя на гетите (in Bulgarian). София: Български бестселър.
Demir Baba Teke – a holy place in Bulgaria for 3,000 years - article on 203challenges.com
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demir, baba, teke, 73863, 75196, 73863, 75196, frontal, view, known, most, sacred, place, alians, bulgarian, Демир, баба, теке, turkish, demir, baba, tekkesi, 16th, century, alevi, mausoleum, türbe, near, village, sveshtari, isperih, municipality, razgrad, pro. 43 44 19 N 26 45 07 E 43 73863 N 26 75196 E 43 73863 26 75196 Frontal view of Demir Baba Teke known as the most sacred place for Alians Demir Baba Teke Bulgarian Demir baba teke Turkish Demir Baba Tekkesi is a 16th century Alevi mausoleum turbe near the village of Sveshtari Isperih municipality Razgrad Province in northeastern Bulgaria As part of the Sboryanovo historical and archaeological reserve Demir Baba Teke is one of the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria The mausoleum is thought to be the resting place of Demir Baba a 16th century Alevi saint The tomb itself is a heptagonal building constructed out of local sandstone It has a lower rectangular antechamber and is covered by a hemispherical dome 11 metres 36 ft in height Demir Baba s grave lies in the middle of the heptagonal inner premises Constructed out of bricks and wood the sarcophagus is 3 74 metres 12 3 ft in length and is positioned with the saint s head pointing southwest 1 The sarcophagus is usually entirely covered by gifts and is only rarely displayed to Alevi pilgrims The mausoleum is thought to have been constructed in the 16th century on what was probably an ancient Thracian holy site from the 4th century BC A cult complex tekke gradually emerged around the turbe This included a holy spring a mosque that was mentioned by travellers in the 18th and 19th centuries but was then destroyed and a wooden public kitchen imaret which was pulled down in 1976 due to its deteriorating condition The tekke features that have survived until today are the mausoleum the holy spring a residential building and a low stone fence surrounding the complex 1 A small exhibition in the residential building explains the story of the Alevis and Demir Baba himself 2 Demir Baba Teke was proclaimed a monument of culture of local importance in 1970 by the government of the then People s Republic of Bulgaria The mausoleum was renovated in 1991 1994 the decaying wooden floor was replaced with a new one and the building s interior decorative elements including the 19th century murals were reconstructed 1 Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingGallery edit nbsp Demir Baba Teke as seen by Austrian traveller Felix Philipp Kanitz in the 19th century nbsp View towards the entrance of the mausoleum nbsp Distant view towards the complexSee also editRazgrad Incident Ibrahim Pasha mosqueReferences edit a b c Mikov Lyubomir 2007 Kultova arhitektura i izkustvo na heterodoksnite myusyulmani v Blgariya XVI XX vek in Bulgarian Sofiya Akademichno izdatelstvo Prof Marin Drinov pp 63 74 120 125 152 155 ISBN 978 954 322 197 4 Angelova Maria Demir Baba Teke a holy place in Bulgaria for 3 000 years 203Challenges Retrieved 2018 02 20 Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Demir Baba Tekkesi Venedikova Katerina Diana Gergova 2006 Demir Baba Teke Blgarskiyat Erusalim in Bulgarian Agato ISBN 978 954 8761 77 2 Teodorov Evgenij K Diana Gergova 2006 Prablgarski i trakijski sledi in Bulgarian Sofiya IK Iztok Zapad ISBN 954 321 299 6 I Georgieva ed 1997 Blgarskite aliani Sbornik etnografski materiali in Bulgarian Sofiya a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Gergova Diana 2004 Sboryanovo sveshenata zemya na getite in Bulgarian Sofiya Blgarski bestselr Demir Baba Teke a holy place in Bulgaria for 3 000 years article on 203challenges com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Demir Baba Teke amp oldid 1214863178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
