Şêx Sîdo

General Information

Also Known As

Sheikh Sidi, Sheikh Sidi (Şêx Sîdo), Sheikh Sidi shrine, Sheikh Sidi (Şêx Sîdo) shrine, Şêx Sîdî, Şêx Sêydo, Ziyareta Şêx Sîdî, شيخ سيدي, شيخ سيدو

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Cindires

Village or Nearby Villages

Feqîra

Religious Affiliation

Yezidi

Şêx Sîdo is a Yezidi shrine of Feqîra in the Cindires sub-district, dedicated to Şêx Sîdî.12

Map and Location

Coordinates: 36.473701, 36.761761

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Physical & Landscape Features

The shrine stands in the middle of the village. It has been neglected and is now surrounded by houses. Dr. Mihemed Ebdo Elî, the historian and geographer of the Afrin region, describes its building and its rituals as traditional.3

Bibliography

  • Elî, Mihemed Ebdo. al-Diyāna al-Īzīdiyya wa-l-Īzīdiyyūn fī shamāl gharb Sūriyā [The Yezidi Religion and the Yezidis in Northwest Syria]. Arabic ed. 2008.
  • Elî, Mihemed Ebdo. Çiyayê Kurmênc (Efrîn): Dîrok, Civak, Belgekirin. Efrîn: Çapnivîsa Kurdî, 2007.
  • Elî, Mihemed Ebdo. Êzdî û Êzdiyetî li Bakur Rojavaya Sûriyê. Efrîn: Çapnivîsa Kurdî, 2008.

References

  1. Mihemed Ebdo Elî, Êzdî û Êzdiyetî li Bakur Rojavaya Sûriyê (Efrîn: Çapnivîsa Kurdî, 2008). Quote: "Şêx Sîdî li Feqîra." English translation: "Şêx Sîdî at Feqîra." ↩

  2. Mihemed Ebdo Elî, Çiyayê Kurmênc (Efrîn): Dîrok, Civak, Belgekirin (Efrîn: Çapnivîsa Kurdî, 2007). Quote: "9. Şêx Sîdî li Feqîra ye." English translation: "9. Şêx Sîdî is at Feqîra." ↩

  3. Mihemed Ebdo Elî, al-Diyāna al-Īzīdiyya wa-l-Īzīdiyyūn fī shamāl gharb Sūriyā [The Yezidi Religion and the Yezidis in Northwest Syria], Arabic ed. (2008). Arabic quote: "زيارة شيخ سيدي : تقع وسط قرية فقيران، وقد أهملت وحاصرتها المنازل. مبناها وطقوسها تقليدية." English translation: "The shrine of Sheikh Sidi is located in the middle of Feqîran (Feqîra) village; it has been neglected and surrounded by houses, and its building and rituals are traditional." ↩