Çiyayê Kurkê

General Information

Also Known As

Çiyayê Kurkê shrine, Çiyayê Kurkê

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Reco

Village or Nearby Villages

Xirab Simaq

Çiyayê Kurkê is the shrine of Mount Kurkê at Xirab Simaq, where the village sits on Kurkê Mountain.1

Physical & Landscape Features

The shrine is on the top of Kurkê, and the mountain was named and became known because of it.2

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, episode 1163, "Xirab Simaq," 05:49, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC6h8OIFXz8. Direct quote: "This village of ours is built on a mountain, the name of this mountain is Kurkê Mountain." ↩

  2. Ax û Welat, episode 1163, "Xirab Simaq," 09:56, YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC6h8OIFXz8. Direct quote: "We come to the issue of the shrine, here the top of Kurkê, Kurk was named and known by this shrine, we have a shrine here." ↩