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The dervish/baba figure who gives his name to the Karakurt Complex (thermal bath, lodge, mosque and tomb) on the slope of Emirburnu in Karalar village, about 15-17 km west of central Kırşehir; the complex dates to the 13th-14th century and the tomb (Kalender Baba dome) to the late 15th century. The TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi states plainly that the identity of the person buried there and his dates cannot be established from sources. DISPUTED: his historicity and identity are uncertain; the site was later adopted as a Bektashi pilgrimage place. (Sources: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Karakurt Külliyesi' entry; Kırşehir Provincial Directorate)
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- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) · vol. 24, pp. 439-441, entry “Karakurt Külliyesi”
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