Şêx Ûsib

General Information

Also Known As

Şêx Ûsib shrine, Ziyaretgeha Şêx Ûsib

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Şera

Village or Nearby Villages

Metîna

Şêx Ûsib is a shrine of Metîna in the Şera sub-district.

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

The Şêx Ûsib shrine stood to the west of the village. In 2011 it became the village's martyrs' cemetery, named after Martyr Refîq (the Şehîd Refîq cemetery).1

Transcripts

Metîna (Ax û Welat – Episode 564):

  • 19:04 – The narrator notes that the Şêx Ûsib shrine, west of the village, became the Martyrs' Cemetery named after Martyr Refîq.

Videography

Metîna (Ax û Welat – Episode 564): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LIh3GKG5ns

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Metîna," Episode 564 (village Metîna), YouTube video, at 19:04–29:05, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LIh3GKG5ns. Quote (English transcript, voiceover): "To the West, the Shrine of Sheikh Usib, which has now become the Martyrs' Cemetery, named the Cemetery of Martyr Refîq." Quote: "Martyr Refiq Cemetery used to be a shrine. But in the year two thousand and eleven, it became a cemetery for martyrs." ↩