Teqehja Ballëm Sulltani

Useful Information

Location:	Ballenjë, Albania. (41.3750745, 20.2691863)
Open:	All year daily. [2024]
Fee:	free. [2024]
Classification:	Cave Church
Light:	Incandescent
Dimension:
Guided tours:
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Teqehja Ballëm Sulltani, Ballenjë, Albania, Tel: +355-.
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History

2017	declared a Cultural Monument.

Description

Teqehja Ballëm Sulltani is a cave church which is dedicated to Ballëm Sulltani. A small cave in the limestone hill is believed to be the tomb of the Saint, and it is the destination of a yearly pilgrimage.

Balım Sultan (*1457-✝1517/1519) was a Turcoman Bektashi sufi who established and codified the Bektashi Order in the early 16th century. He made rules for the rituals and practices of the Bektashi, created the liturgy.