General Information

Also Known As

Sheikh Gharib shrine, Şêx Xerîb shrine, Ziyareta Xerîb

Type

Ziyareta, Mezar

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Şera

Village or Nearby Villages

Sînka

Religious Affiliation

Yezidi

Şêx Xerîb is a shrine of Sînka in the Şera sub-district. It stands at the top of the village hill, on the eastern side, and its name, xerîb, means "the stranger."

Map and Location

Coordinates: 36.624072, 36.955868

Source: https://akmckeever.substack.com/

Current Status

In April 2020 Suleiman Jaafar, co-chair of the Legislative Council of the Afrin region, listed the shrine of Sînka among nine Yazidi shrines destroyed by Turkish forces and their affiliated armed groups since 2018, and Aziza Khanafer, co-chair of the Office of Religions and Beliefs in North and East Syria, counted the Sheikh Gharib shrine among four Yazidi shrines subjected to complete systematic destruction.¹

Bibliography

Ahmad, Nouraddin. "Turkish forces and opposition groups destroy nine Yazidi shrines in Afrin." North Press Agency, April 26, 2020. https://npasyria.com/en/41290/.
North Press Agency. "Armed men and settlers in Afrin destroy the dome of a Yazidi shrine." https://npasyria.com/en/41296/.

References

Nouraddin Ahmad, "Turkish forces and opposition groups destroy nine Yazidi shrines in Afrin," North Press Agency, April 26, 2020, https://npasyria.com/en/41290/. Direct quote: "Jaafar indicated that the shrines, which were destroyed by Turkish forces and their affiliated armed opposition groups in Afrin region are Sheikh Barakat shrine on top of the Sheikh Mount southern Simeon Castle, Sheikh Hamid and Parsa Khatoun in Qastal-Jendo village in Sharra district, the shrine of Sinka village and Qara-Jorn shrine near Midanki in Sharra district, Malak-Adi shrine in Qibar village, Sheikh Jneid shrine in Faqira village in Jinderis district, Seikh Rakab shrine in Shadeiry village, and Sheikh Ali shrine in Basoufan." North Press Agency, "Armed men and settlers in Afrin destroy the dome of a Yazidi shrine," https://npasyria.com/en/41296/. Direct quote: "Aziza Khanafer, the co-chair of the Office of Religions and Beliefs in North and East Syria, told North Press earlier that \"four Yazidi shrines have been subjected to complete systematic destruction in Afrin.\" These are the Sheikh Hameed shrine, Parsa Khatun shrine, the Malik Adi shrine, and the Sheikh Gharib shrine ." ↩