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Somuncu Baba Tomb (Ervah Cemetery)

Who rests here

Saints · died 815 AH · Aksaray

A Sufi; he is also known as Şeyh Hamîdüddin Aksarâyî and Hamîd-i Velî . His real name was Abdullah. Most of the sources take him to have been from Kayseri; some claim Aksaray as his birthplace. It is related that his ancestors migrated from Turkestan.

Full biography of Somuncu Baba (Shaykh Hamid-i Veli) →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Aksaray

Coordinates: 38.37477, 34.04015

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Sources

The information on this page is derived from the person's sourced record:

  • TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000041 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.