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An Alawite pilgrimage shrine and mausoleum in a modern building on a traffic island. The plastered rock inside is believed to be the meeting place of Moses and the holy man Al-Khidr, as described in Quran sura Al-Kahf (18), ayah 60-82. The custom is to burn incense while circumnavigating the shrine counterclockwise three times before entering to make a wish, and again three times after stepping out, so it's handy that the holy meeting was in the middle of a roundabout.
The Shrine of Khidr is a structure located in the Samandağ district of Hatay, which is especially considered sacred by the Alawites. It is believed by Alawites to be the spot where Khidr and Moses met.
They were preparing to build a hotel in 2009 when they found remains of ancient Antioch, so they mounted the hotel on steel pillars and created a museum below. There's an ancient road pavement, a ruined bathhouse, and Roman floor mosaics.
Brilliant collection of classical mosaics, coins, sarcophagi, and Iron and Bronze Ages artefacts. It suffered minor damage in 2023 and is being repaired rather than rebuilt.
Bayazid Bastami (d 875 AD) was a Sufi mystic. The site on an outcrop was originally the castle of Darb-ı Sak, or Trapessac under the Knights Templar, and later a retreat for ascetic dervishes. One of the sarcophagi within is said to hold his remains, but his name means he came from Bastam in Semnan Province of Iran and the shrine there has a stronger claim. The Alaybeyli shrine was badly damaged in the 2023 earthquake and restoration continues.