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10 sourced records · 2 verified locations
The atlas holds 10 sourced records for Adana; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 10 Saint.
Popularly known as 'Bulamaç Dede,' his tomb is in İsmailiye village, Ceyhan. The shrine is a single room with his cenotaph at its center, visited by villagers especially for the healing of children. (Sources: Zekiye Çağımlar, Çukurova University; Evliyalar.net)
A saintly figure buried in Adana's Tepebağ quarter, said to have lived during the Ramazanid period. He is listed among the saints buried in Adana in the 1297/1881 Adana Sanjak yearbook. His tomb lies within a house on 5th street in Tepebağ. (Sources: 1297/1881 Adana Sanjak salname; Evliyalar.net)
Popularly called 'Zilli Dede,' his name is given as Ethem (İbrahim); counted among the saints of Khorasan, estimated to the 16th-17th century. His tomb in Adana's Cemalpaşa quarter (Seyhan) gave the surrounding neighborhood its name. (Sources: Zekiye Çağımlar, Çukurova University; Evliyalar.net)
A 17th-century saint of Çukurova, regarded as a brother of Abdülcabbar (Cabbar) Dede. His grave was preserved during Seyhan Dam works and a shrine built over it; it now stands in Çoban Dede Park near Turgut Özal Boulevard, Çukurova. (Sources: Zekiye Çağımlar, Çukurova University; Evliyalar.net)
Also called 'Yanyatır'; a figure from Baghdad regarded as the pir of the Yanyatır lodge of the Tahtacı Alevis. Based on two manuscripts in the Adana Museum, the tomb dates to c. 1129-1132/1717-1720. The small square domed masonry shrine, a registered monument, stands beneath an ancient oak in Durhasandede village, Ceyhan. (Sources: Culture Portal, Adana Cultural Inventory; Zekiye Çağımlar.)
A master of the Rifai order who founded the Şıh Zülfü Mosque (formerly the Yortan Veli lodge) in central Adana. The lodge was restored in 1269/1853, with an endowment deed in Adana's court records. His tomb is in the mosque courtyard. (Sources: Evliyalar.net; Adana court endowment record of 1269/1853)
Counted among the spiritual figures of the Kozan area, locally also called 'Hasan Dede'. His single-chambered tomb is located in the Yarımoğlu Quarter of the Kozan district (near the foot of Kozan Castle) of Adana. His exact dates are unknown.
A dervish who migrated from Khorasan to Anatolia; according to tradition he came to the Çukurova region in the 1560s. His tomb lies on the road between Kaledağı and Etekli villages in the Karaisalı district of Adana.
Counted among the spiritual figures of Adana, popularly remembered as the brother of Cabbar Dede. He is mentioned as 'Ali Dede of the saints (ehlullah)' in the 1297/1881 Adana Provincial Yearbook (Salname). A mosque bearing his name stands in the Alidede neighborhood of the Seyhan district of Adana city.
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A 16th-17th century saint of the Çukurova region affiliated with the Qadiriyya order (the path of Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani). He taught Islam to the surrounding tribes and led many to embrace the faith. His domed tomb lies beside a mosque near Kütüklü village in the Yakapınar (Misis) area of the Yüreğir district of Adana, among centuries-old oak trees.
