▁the ▁Hal vet i ▁Order , ▁and ▁are ▁organized ▁and ▁collect ively ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁as ▁the ▁" A lev ian ▁Community " ▁() ▁or ▁the ▁" A lev ian ▁S ect s " ▁( ). ▁There ▁are ▁other ▁myst ical ▁orders ▁who ▁associate ▁more ▁with ▁the ▁Sun ni ▁establishment . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁known ▁direct ▁relation ▁of ▁A lev j ans ▁to ▁Turkish ▁Ale vis ▁or ▁Sy rian ▁A law ites ▁except ▁their ▁ambigu ous ▁position ▁between ▁S unn ism ▁and ▁Sh i ' ism , ▁also ▁a ▁characteristic ▁of ▁Be kt ash ism . ▁ ▁Another , ▁though ▁smaller , ▁S uf i - infl uen ced ▁sect ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁are ▁the ▁Hal vet is . ▁The ▁Hal vet i ▁order ▁first ▁started ▁to ▁spread ▁in ▁Southern ▁Alban ia ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁and ▁gained ▁many ▁follow ers ▁later . ▁Less ▁numerous ▁than ▁the ▁Be kt ash is ▁( and ▁occasionally ▁confused ▁with ▁them ) ▁but ▁still ▁significant . ▁During ▁periods ▁of ▁supp ression ▁of ▁the ▁Be kt ash is ▁by ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁authorities , ▁Be kt ashi ▁te kk es ▁were ▁often ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁the ▁Hal vet is , ▁such ▁as ▁happened ▁in ▁Kan ina , ▁near ▁V l ora ▁There ▁are ▁large ▁concentr ations ▁of ▁Hal vet is ▁in ▁De vol l , ▁Tro po ja , ▁L uma ▁( around ▁K uk es ) ▁and ▁in ▁mountain ous ▁valle ys ▁in ▁the ▁Kur vel esh ▁region .