Berzîyaret

General Information

Also Known As

Berzîyaret shrine, Berzîyaret, Ziyareta Berzîyaret

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Reco

Village or Nearby Villages

Kum Reşê

The Berzîyaret shrine (Kurdish: ziyareta Berzîyaret) is one of the shrines of Kum Reşê.

Physical & Landscape Features

A Kevndar tree stands in the village, and a tree known as Dara Sicê stands near the village graves.12

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

The Kevndar tree was formerly said to be Berzîyaret itself. An elder says his grandfathers told this story, though his own generation did not know that earlier period.3

Transcripts

Kum Reşê (Afrin Flo - Episode 12):

  • 27:17 – Host documents the Dara Sicê tree standing near the village graves.
  • 32:43 – Host enters the neighborhood where the old tree is located.
  • 33:57 – Host asks guest Neşet about the history of the old tree.
  • 34:02 – Guest Neşet describes the Kevndar tree and how it was formerly called Berzîyaret itself.

Videography

Kum Reşê (Afrin Flo - Episode 12): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUweItXgvc

Bibliography

References

  1. Afrin Flo, Episode 12 (village Kum Reşê), "Qumraşê," published 2017, YouTube video, at 34:02, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUweItXgvc. Direct quote: "Lê xalê min, navgund, gotin vî darê kevndar e"; "Ev daro... berê digotin berzîyaret e bi xwa. Bes em negiştinê, kalikê me wa digota." English translation: "But my uncle, inside the village, they said this tree is old"; "This tree... formerly they used to say it itself was Berzîyaret. But we did not reach it; our grandfathers said so." ↩

  2. Afrin Flo, Episode 12 (village Kum Reşê), "Qumraşê," published 2017, YouTube video, at 27:17, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUweItXgvc. Direct quote: "Ev darê jî, vêra dibên dara sicê. Maşalla vî darê, li wan kî vî tirbana." English translation: "This tree too, they call it the Sic tree. Mashallah, this tree is by those graves." ↩

  3. Afrin Flo, Episode 12 (village Kum Reşê), "Qumraşê," published 2017, YouTube video, at 34:02, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUweItXgvc. Direct quote: "Ev daro... berê digotin berzîyaret e bi xwa. Bes em negiştinê, kalikê me wa digota." English translation: "This tree... formerly they used to say it itself was Berzîyaret. But we did not reach it; our grandfathers said so." ↩