Şêx Cemaledîn

General Information

Also Known As

Sheikh Jamal al-Din shrine, Şêx Cemaledîn shrine, Sheikh Jamal ad-Din Shrine, الشيخ جمال الدين, Cêm Ziorat, Şêx Cemadîn, Şehîd Cemaleddîn

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Mabeta

Village or Nearby Villages

Coqê, Dargirê

Şêx Cemaledîn is a shrine associated with Coqê and Dargirê in the Mabeta sub-district.

Map and Location

Coordinates: 36.545524, 36.786257

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Physical & Landscape Features

It is a traditionally built shrine, about one kilometre northwest of Cewîq.1

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

The people of the neighbouring villages, Darkêr, Kokanê, and Cewîq, share in venerating it, and the name Cemaledîn is widespread among them. It is said that this Şêx Cemaledîn was the fourth grandfather of Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, leader of the Murid movement in the Kurd Mountain in the second quarter of the twentieth century.2

Bibliography

References

  1. TirejAfrin, "Major Shrines in the Efrîn Region," https://www.tirejafrin.com/site/mazarat.htm. Arabic quote: "تقع شمالي غربي قرية جويق بنحو 1كم، بناؤها تقليدي." English translation: "It is located about 1 km northwest of the village of Cewîq; its building is traditional." ↩

  2. TirejAfrin, "Major Shrines." Arabic quote: "يشترك في تبجيلها أبناء القرى المجاورة، مثل (داركير وكوكاني وجويق). واسم جمال الدين منتشر بين سكان تلك القرى. ويقال إن شيخ جمال الدين هذا هو الجد الرابع للشيخ إبراهيم خليل، قائد الحركة المريدية في جبل الأكراد في الربع الثاني من القرن العشرين." English translation: "The people of the neighbouring villages, such as Darkêr, Kokanê, and Cewîq, share in venerating it. The name Jamal ad-Din is widespread among the people of those villages. It is said that this Sheikh Jamal ad-Din is the fourth grandfather of Sheikh Ibrahim Khalil, leader of the Murid movement in the Kurd Mountain in the second quarter of the twentieth century." ↩