World Headquarters of the Bektashi, Sufi order headquarters in eastern Tirana, Albania

The World Headquarters of the Bektashi is a complex of museum, library, and archive located on Dhimitër Kamarda Street in Tirana. The collection holds historical documents in several languages including Albanian, Arabic, Ottoman Turkish, English, French, and Italian, with records dating back to 1847.

Atatürk's 1925 ban on dervish orders closed the Haji Bektash Veli Complex in Hacıbektaş, Turkey, then the order's international seat, and drove the Bektashi to Albania. In 1930 Sali Njazi, the first Dedebaba, founded the Kryegjyshata in Tirana, abandoning his earlier plan for Melçan, Korça. Construction finished in 1941 under Italian occupation; Enver Hoxha closed the site in 1967, and it reopened on Sultan Nevruz, 11 July 1992.

The museum displays twelve exhibition stands representing the twelve Imams that hold central importance in Bektashi spiritual life. Visitors experience how this Islamic community maintains and shares its religious traditions through these displays.

The site is accessible to visitors who wish to explore the historical documents and exhibitions on display. Plan your visit outside prayer times to have adequate space and a more comfortable experience moving through the complex.

The tyrbes of dedebabas Kamber Ali, Abaz Hilmi and Ahmet Myftar stand on the grounds. The archive's oldest document dates to 1847, and the audio collection keeps rare recordings of Bektashi music. The Bektashi Museum opened in 2015 in the Odeon, arranged in 12 stands and 12 cases for the 12 Imams.