Şêx Îs

General Information

Also Known As

Şêx Îs shrine, Ziyareta Şêx Îs, Şêx Îsa, Sheikh Issa

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Şera

Village or Nearby Villages

Meydankê

Şêx Îs is a shrine associated with the founding family of Meydankê in the Şera sub-district.

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

The founding family of Meydankê traces its ancestor, Şêx Salih, to Baghdad in Iraq, from where he came to the Afrin region. A guest recounts that the tombs of Şêx Îs and Şêx Ebdurehman lie at a place called Şêx Îsa, east of Azaz beyond Tel Rifaat, through which the family passed before Şêx Salih settled at Naza.1

Transcripts

Meydankê (Ax û Welat – Episode 1139):

  • 04:31 – A guest recounts that the ancestor Şêx Salih came from Baghdad, and that the tombs of Şêx Îs and Şêx Ebdurehman lie at Şêx Îsa, east of Azaz.

Videography

Meydankê (Ax û Welat – Episode 1139): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is_wYIMny9Y

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Meydankê," Episode 1139 (village Meydankê), YouTube video, at 04:31–05:11, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is_wYIMny9Y. Kurdish quote: "Şêx Salih ji Kurdistana... Rojhilat." English translation: "Sheikh Salih was from Kurdistan, the East." Quote (English transcript): "From there he headed to Afrin. From Iraq, they were from Baghdad." Quote (English transcript): "Sheikh Isa is east of Azaz... after Tel Rifaat. In that place... the tombs of both are there, Sheikh Isa and Sheikh Abdulrahman. Sheikh Salih, our ancestor, passed over to here, to Naza." ↩