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District and municipality in Malatya, Turkey
Photo: Ahmet KAYNARPUNAR, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Darende is a town in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia in Turkey, with a population of 26,000 in 2023. You might break a journey between Sivas and Malatya here.
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Mosque, shrine and tomb dedicated to Shaykh Hamid-i Vali (1331-1412 AD), scenically located in the canyon north of town. He was known as Somuncu Baba ("the loaf") as in Bursa he ran a bakery next to his hermitage and doled out bread to the poor along with his wise teachings. He's probably buried in Aksaray not here.
A bit shabby, but friendly and acceptable for what you pay.
Malatya Erhaç (MLX) is the nearest airport, with daily flights from Istanbul (IST and SAW) and from Ankara. It's 80 km southeast of Darende.
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