Şehîd Murad

General Information

Also Known As

Martyr Murad Shrine, Ziyareta Şehîd Murad

Type

Ziyareta

Village or Nearby Villages

Kerkan

Şehîd Murad, named for a martyr called Murad, lies in the Dirîmiyê plain south of the village of Kerkan, beside the Dirîmiyê spring. The TirejAfrin survey calls it a well-known shrine in those parts.1

Bibliography

References

  1. TirejAfrin, "Major Shrines in the Efrîn Region," https://www.tirejafrin.com/site/mazarat.htm. Arabic quote: "يقع هذا المزار في سهل دريميه جنوب قرية كركان في السهل، بجانب نبع دريميه، وهو مزار معروف في تلك الأنحاء." English translation: "This shrine is located in the Dirîmiyê plain, south of the village of Kerkan, beside the Dirîmiyê spring, and it is a well-known shrine in those parts." ↩