Mazal Cema'a

General Information

Also Known As

Mazal Cema'a shrine, Mazal Cema'a cemetery, Community Cemetery of Kurkê

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Mabeta

Village or Nearby Villages

Kurkê Jorin, Kurkê Jêrin

Mazal Cema'a is a shrine connected with Kurkê Jorin and Kurkê Jêrin. The name means the community cemetery or community graves. Kurkê Jorin brings its dead there for burial.1

Transcripts

Kurkê Jêrin & Kurkê Jorin (Afrin 366 - Episode 109):

  • 02:46 – The host visits the communal cemetery (mazal cema'a) and explains that the deceased from Kurkê Jorin are brought here for burial.

Videography

Kurkê Jêrin & Kurkê Jorin (Afrin 366 - Episode 109): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIx0FNLEzE8

Bibliography

References

  1. Afrin 366, Episode 109, "Kurkê Jêrin and Kurkê Jorin," published 2017, YouTube video, at 02:46, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIx0FNLEzE8. Quote: "Li vî derê jî mazal cema'a ye. Ew Qerqê Jûrin teb'en miriyê xwe tînin li vî derê, vî derê mazal ne." English translation: "Here too is the community cemetery. Upper Qerqê, of course, bring their dead here; this place is a cemetery." ↩