Şemsê

General Information

Also Known As

Şemsê shrine, Ziyareta Şemsê

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Bilbilê

Village or Nearby Villages

Eli Kera

Şemsê is a shrine of Eli Kera in the Bilbilê sub-district.

Physical & Landscape Features

The shrine lies near the Turkish border. Before the border was drawn, its cemetery was shared between the village and the Turkish side. Since then the graves have been separated, the Turkish ones apart and the Syrian ones apart.1

Transcripts

Eli Kera (Ax û Welat – Episode 1060):

  • 06:24 – An elder explains that Ziyareta Şemsê lies on the border and that its graves are now divided between the Turkish and Syrian sides.

Videography

Eli Kera (Ax û Welat – Episode 1060): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRShgMNe41g

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Eli Kera," Episode 1060 (village Eli Kera), YouTube video, at 06:24–06:40, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRShgMNe41g. Kurdish quote: "Û selef jî, tirke bibîsa mezela me yek bû. Î va gundî tirkiyê jî yek bû." English translation: "And in the time of the ancestors, the cemetery of us and the Turkish side was one. This village and Turkey were one." Kurdish quote: "Vêr dibên Ziyareta Şemsê. Heta noka her kesî tirba xwe başqe ne. Î tirkiya jî başqe ne, î sûriya jî başqe ne." English translation: "Here they call it Ziyareta Şemsê. To this day everyone's tomb is separate. The Turkish ones are separate, the Syrian ones are separate." ↩