Şêx Ûzim

General Information

Also Known As

Şêx Ûzim shrine, Ziyareta Şêx Ûzim

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Efrîn

Village or Nearby Villages

Keferdelê Jorin, Keferdelê Jêrîn

Şêx Ûzim is a shrine of Keferdelê Jorin and Keferdelê Jêrîn in the Efrîn sub-district.

Physical & Landscape Features

The shrine is on the south side of the village, and inside it stands a Valonia oak tree.1

Ritual Practices & Beliefs

People visit it for rain and for their wishes, and they light candles.2

Transcripts

Keferdelê Jêrîn and Keferdelê Jorin (Ax û Welat – Episode 1160):

  • 17:01 – The narrator describes the Şêx Ûzim shrine on the south side, with a Valonia oak inside, visited for rain and wishes.

Videography

Keferdelê Jêrîn and Keferdelê Jorin (Ax û Welat – Episode 1160): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntK5ucTs_TE

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Keferdelê Jêrîn and Keferdelê Jorin," Episode 1160, YouTube video, at 17:01, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntK5ucTs_TE. Quote (English transcript, narrator): "The Shrine of Sheikh Uzim is on the south side and inside it there is a Valonia oak tree." ↩

  2. Ax û Welat, "Keferdelê Jêrîn and Keferdelê Jorin," Episode 1160. Quote (English transcript, narrator): "And people visit it for rainfall and wishes, and they light candles." ↩