Şêx Mihemed - Kefersefrê

General Information

Also Known As

Şêx Mihemed (Kefersefrê), Şêx Mihemed shrine (Kefersefrê)

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Cindires

Village or Nearby Villages

Kefersefrê

Şêx Mihemed is a shrine of Kefersefrê in the Cindires sub-district. A villager says it is an ancient shrine that existed before the village was built, and the hill above the village, the çiyayê Şêx Mihemed, is named after it. A man of Kefersefrê later restored it at his own expense.1

This is one of several separate shrines in the Afrin region that share the name. The others are:

Transcripts

Kefersefrê (Ax û Welat – Episode 1071):

  • 27:05 – The host arrives at the Ziyareta Şêx Mihemed and speaks with a villager.
  • 27:27 – The villager says the shrine is ancient, predates the village, and gives its name to the mountain.
  • 28:03 – The villager recounts that a man of Kefersefrê restored the shrine at his own expense.

Videography

Kefersefrê (Ax û Welat – Episode 1071): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKloSj-9ObE

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Kefersefrê," Episode 1071 (village Kefersefrê), YouTube video, at 27:05–28:03, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKloSj-9ObE. Kurdish quote: "em li Ziyareta Şêx Mihemed in. Navê xwa Şêx Mihemed e." English translation: "We are at the Ziyareta Şêx Mihemed; its name is Şêx Mihemed." Kurdish quote: "Berî gund çêbibe ev zareta li vê derê heye. Vêra dibên Şêx Mihemed. Heta navê vî çiyayî, vêra dibên çiyayê Şêx Mihemed." English translation: "This shrine was here before the village was built. They call it Şêx Mihemed. Even the mountain's name is called çiyayê Şêx Mihemed." ↩