First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in America

Albania-American Bektashi Tekke
Albania-American Bektashi Tekke
Albanian: Teqeja e Pare Bektashiane ne Amerike
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sufi
Rite	Bektashi
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Tekke
Leadership	Baba Eliton Pashaj
Year consecrated	1954
Status	Active
Location
Location	Taylor, Michigan
	Location in Michigan
Geographic coordinates	42°12′43″N 83°14′47″W / 42.21194°N 83.24639°W
Architecture
Type	Sufi Arts architecture
Founder	Baba Rexheb
Completed	1954
Website
	albteqeusa.org

The Albania-American Bektashi Tekke (Albanian: Teqeja e Pare Bektashiane ne Amerike) is a Bektashi Sufi tekke located in Taylor, Michigan, in the United States.^[1] It was founded by Baba Rexheb, a Bektashi community leader who had immigrated to the United States from Albania.^[2] As the first Bektashi building founded in the United States, the teqe was consecrated on April 29 1954.^[3]

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v t e Religious landmarks in metropolitan Detroit
This includes houses of worship, but does not include schools.
Religious landmarks along Woodward Ave. (address #)	St. John's Episcopal Church (2326) Woodward Avenue Baptist Church (demolished) First Unitarian Church (2870) First Presbyterian Church (2930) Temple Beth-El (3424) Cathedral Church of St. Paul (4800) Our Lady of the Rosary (5930) Metropolitan United Methodist Church (8000) First Baptist Church (8501) Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church (8501) North Woodward Congregational Church (8715) Temple Beth-El (8801) Saint Joseph's Temple Baptist Church / King Solomon Baptist ChurchEpiscopal Church (8830) Central Woodward Christian Church (9000) Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament (9844) Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (12375) Trinity United Methodist Church (13100) First United Methodist Church (16300) Central United Methodist Church (23 East Adams) First Congregational Church (33 Forest) Highland Park Presbyterian Church (14 Cortland) Mariners' Church (170 East Jefferson)
City (also Hamtramck)	Al-Islah Mosque (Hamtramck) Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cass Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Chapel of St. Theresa-the Little Flower Christ Church Detroit Fort Street Presbyterian Church Gethsemane Evangelical Lutheran Church Historic Trinity Lutheran Church Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church Most Holy Redeemer Church Sacred Heart Chaldean Church Sacred Heart Major Seminary Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Convent and Rectory St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church St. Aloysius Saint Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (demolished) St. Bonaventure Monastery St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church St. Florian Church (Hamtramck) St. James Episcopal (Grosse Ile) St. John's-St. Luke's Evangelical St. Josaphat's St. Joseph Catholic Church St. Mary Roman Catholic Church Saints Peter and Paul Church Saints Peter and Paul Academy St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (demolished) Second Baptist Church Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church Temple Baptist Church – King Solomon Baptist Church Trinity Episcopal Church Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church Tushiyah United Hebrew School – Scott Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Suburban	Christ Church Chapel (Grosse Pointe) Christ Church Cranbrook (Bloomfield Hills) Dearborn Mosque Detroit Temple, Church of the Latter Day Saints (Bloomfield Hills) Duns Scotus College (Southfield) Grosse Pointe Memorial Church (Grosse Pointe) Islamic Center of America (Dearborn) First Albanian Bektashi Tekke in America (Taylor) Kirk in the Hills (Bloomfield Hills) Mother of God Cathedral (Southfield) National Shrine of the Little Flower (Royal Oak) Nardin Park United Methodist Church (Farmington Hills) Piety Hill Historic District (Lapeer) St. Hugo in the Hills Catholic Church (Bloomfield Hills) St. Mary Church (Monroe) Saint Paul Catholic Church (Grosse Pointe Farms) Congregation Shaarey Zedek (Southfield) Temple Beth El (Bloomfield Hills)
See also: Architecture of metropolitan Detroit

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Albania-American Bektashi Tekke
Albanian: Teqeja e Pare Bektashiane ne Amerike
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sufi
Rite	Bektashi
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Tekke
Leadership	Baba Eliton Pashaj
Year consecrated	1954
Status	Active
Location
Location	Taylor, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Geographic coordinates	42°12′43″N 83°14′47″W / 42.21194°N 83.24639°W / 42.21194; -83.24639
Architecture
Type	Sufi Arts architecture
Founder	Baba Rexheb
Completed	1954
Website
albteqeusa.org