alevi

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İtalyanca - Türkçe
alevilik
İngilizce - İngilizce
Alevis are adherents of a specific Shi'a strand of Islam, with some pre-Islamic influences. It is practised mainly in Turkey.The terms Alawite (Arabic: Alawî) and Alevi, although they share the same etymology, refer to different religious groups. The Alawites are found in Syria