Hadim is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 1,165 km2, and its population is 10,999 (2022). Its elevation is .
History The area now known as Hadim was settled by a tribe of Turkmen originating from Bukhara following the victory of the Seljuk Turks 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.
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
Composition There are 32 neighbourhoods in Hadim District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Armağanlar Aşağı Hadim Aşağıeşenler Aşağıkızılkaya Bademli Beyreli Bolat Çiftepınar Dedemli Dolhanlar Dülgerler Eğiste Fakılar Gaziler Gerez Gezlevi Göynükkışla Gülpınar Hocalar İğdeören Kalınağıl Kaplanlı Küplüce Oduncu Sarnıç Selahattin Taşpınar Umurlar Yağcı Yelmez Yenikonak Yukarıeşenler
References
External links District governor's official website District municipality's official website