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Teqe of Frashër

Teqe of Frashër, Bektashi tekke in Përmet, Albania.

The Tekke of Frashër, also called the Nasibî Tâhir Baba Tekke, is a Bektashi shrine in Frashër, Gjirokastër County. Its founder Nasibi Tahir Babai is buried in a tyrbe built after his death in 1835, which became a pilgrimage site. The complex was destroyed by Greek forces under Zografos in June 1914 and rebuilt in 1923 with money from Albanian-Americans.

The tekke was founded in 1781, during the time of Ali Pasha Tepelena; Nasibi Tahir Babai, a local poet and mystic, is credited with establishing it after studies in Persia and travels in the Arab East. Under Baba Alushi (1846–1902) it became a stronghold of Albanian nationalism: on 30 May 1878 the Albanian Committee of Janina met here under his and Abdyl Frashëri's leadership, and the tekke served as a headquarters of the League of Prizren (1878–1881). Destroyed by Greek forces of Zografos in June 1914, it was rebuilt in 1923 with Albanian-American contributions and restored in 1995.

The tekke's feast day falls on 5 September, when pilgrims gather at the tyrbe built for Nasibi Tahir Babai after his death in 1835. Both Muslims and Christians respected Baba Zejnel Abedin, who led the tekke until 1913 and gave refuge to fighter Mihal Grameno, dressing him and his men as dervish novices.

The tekke lies in Frashër, in the Përmet municipality of Gjirokastër County, reached by road from Përmet through the surrounding villages. It is an active Bektashi shrine, so visitors should dress modestly and avoid disturbing prayer. Its feast day falls on 5 September, when pilgrims gather; the site was restored in 1995 after decades of closure.

During Ottoman times, the site was a center for distributing Albanian language books when such materials were forbidden. Its leaders also sheltered political refugees by disguising them as dervish students.

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