Zall Tekke

The Zall Tekke, also known as the Asim Baba Tekke is a Bektashi tekke in Gjirokastër, Albania. Completed in 1780 CE, the tekke was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania.

History

Seyyid Muhammed Asim Baba of Üsküdar founded the tekke in 1780. It is also known as the Teqeja e Zallit or as the "Tekke of Pebbles" due to its location at the side of a river bed that is usually dry.
The tekke also hosted a library with books and manuscripts in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and later also Albanian.
During the Balkan Wars and also during World War I, Greek soldiers were stationed at the tekke for approximately three years. During this time, the tekke did not have any babas and dervishes due to the wars. The baba and dervishes later returned, and the tekke was restored in 1916.

Clergy

The tekke was administered by the following babas.

Order	Name	Term begin	Term end	Years in office	Notes
1	Asim Baba	1780	1796	years
2	Hasan Baba Turku	1796	1798	years
3	Sulejman Baba	1798	1806	years	From Gjirokastra
4	Ali Baba Gega	1806	1830	years
5	Haxhi Jahja Baba	1830	1836	years	From Kruja
6	Ibrahim Baba Turku	1836	1846	years
7		1845	1861	years	From Elbasan
8	Ali Haqi Baba	1861	1907		From Elbasan
9	Selim Ruhi Baba	1907	1944	years	From Elbasan