Hadim

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Hadim
Coordinates: 36°59′N32°27′E / 36.983°N 32.450°E / 36.983; 32.450
Country Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Province Konya
Government
 • MayorAhmet Hadimioğlu (AKP)
Area
[1]
 • District771.40 km2 (297.84 sq mi)
Elevation
1,461 m (4,793 ft)
Population
 (2012) [2]
 •  Urban
3,073
 • District
14,579
 • District density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
42xxx
Area code 0332
Licence plate 42
Website www.hadim.gov.tr

Hadim is a town and district of Konya Province in the Akdeniz region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 59,941 of which 16,620 live in the town of Hadim. [3] [4]

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History

The area now known as Hadim was settled by a tribe of Turkmen originating from Bukhara [5] following the Seljuk victory at the battle of Malazgirt. Hadim was well regarded in Ottoman times as a source for Islamic scholars and their training, this is reflected in the villages previous name, Belde-i Hadimül-ilm meaning place which serves the sciences.

The scholars of Hadim fulfilled an important role in the Turkification of Anatolia. A notable scholar from Hadim was Seyyid Bayram Veli who founded the village of Dedemli in Hadim district. Bayram Veli was a dervish who had migrated from the region of Khorosan to avoid the incoming Mongol invasion. He was known to give spiritual and religious advice to sultan Alâeddin Keykubat I of the Sultanate of Rum. [6]

Hadim had a number of Sayyid families with many of them the descendants of Hüsameddin Efendi who was a descendant of Ja'far al-Sadiq. the most influential of Hüsameddins descendants was Ebu Said Muhammed Hâdimî. Ebu Said hadimi was known as one of the greatest scholars of his time and performed sermons in the Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi upon the invitation of sultan Mahmud I [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. ↑ Turkish Statistical Institute. "Census 2000, Key statistics for urban areas of Turkey" (XLS) (in Turkish). Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  4. ↑ GeoHive. "Statistical information on Turkey's administrative units" . Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Hadim". T.C. Konya Valiliği. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Seyyid Bayram Veli". Hadim Kuldür. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ebu Said Muhammed Hâdimî". Konya'nın Alimleri, Velileri ve Hocaları. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

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