General Information
Şehîd Yûsif is a shrine of Sêmala in the Reco sub-district.
Physical & Landscape Features
It is the ground around the spring Gula Sêmala, by the Dara tewlêkê tree in the village, which has become a shrine known as Şehîd Yûsif. The villagers regard it as a holy place.1
Transcripts
Sêmala (Ax û Welat – Episode 1063):
- 17:30 – The narrator describes the spring Gula Sêmala and the Dara tewlêkê tree as the shrine of Şehîd Yûsif, which the villagers regard as a holy place.
Videography
Sêmala (Ax û Welat – Episode 1063): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E6deb4fRwM
Bibliography
- Ax û Welat. "Sêmala." Episode 1063. YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E6deb4fRwM.
References
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Ax û Welat, "Sêmala," Episode 1063 (village Sêmala), YouTube video, at 17:30–17:44, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E6deb4fRwM. Kurdish quote: "Guleke avê di nava gund de heye, tê naskirin bi navê Gula Sêmala. Du dar di nava gund de hene. Dara tewlêkê, Gula derdorê wê buye zîyaretgeh bi navê Şehîd Yûsif tê naskirin." English translation: "There is a spring in the village known as Gula Sêmala. There are two trees in the village. The Dara tewlêkê, and the area around the Gula has become a shrine known by the name Şehîd Yûsif." Kurdish quote: "Xelkên gund jibo xêra wekî cihekî pîroz dibînin." English translation: "The village people regard it as a holy place for blessing." ↩