Miste Dêrwîş

General Information

Also Known As

Miste Dêrwîş shrine, Ziyaretgeha Miste Dêrwîş, Miste Dêrwîş cemetery

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Reco

Village or Nearby Villages

Xirabî Silûg

The Miste Dêrwîş shrine/cemetery (Kurdish: Ziyaretgeha Miste Dêrwîş) is the shrine of Xirabî Silûg. It is very ancient and has become the cemetery for three villages: Xirabê Sûlik, Qerebaba, and Gundê Şêx.1

Physical & Landscape Features

Kaniya Hîşirkê lies west of the village. In the past, villagers took drinking water from the spring and washed clothes there. Now farmers plant vegetable gardens there and irrigate them with the spring water.2

Transcripts

Xirabî Silûg (Ax û Welat - Episode 1096):

  • 22:40 – The narrator describes the Hîşirkê spring west of the village.
  • 22:55 – The shrine of Miste Dêrwîş is described as very ancient and as the cemetery for Xirabê Sûlik (Xirabî Silûg), Qerebaba, and Gundê Şêx.

Videography

Xirabî Silûg (Ax û Welat - Episode 1096): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLs3DuXs3E

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, Episode 1096, "Xirabî Silûg," published 2017, YouTube video, at 22:55, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXLs3DuXs3E. Quote: "Ziyaretgeha Miste Dêrwîş gellekî kevnar e. Niha bûye cihê goristana her sê gundên Xirabê Sûlik, Qerebaba û Gundê Şêx." English translation: "The shrine of Miste Dêrwîş is very ancient. It has now become the cemetery site for all three villages: Xirabê Sûlik, Qerebaba, and Gundê Şêx." ↩

  2. Ax û Welat, Episode 1096, "Xirabî Silûg," at 22:40-22:49. Quote: "Kaniya Hîşirkê li rojavayê gund e. Berê xelkê gund ava vexwarinê jê dibirin û herwiha gundiyan cilên xwe jî li ber dişûştin. Niha cotkar baxçeyên sebzeyan lê diçînin û ji ava kaniyê av didin." English translation: "The Hîşirkê spring is west of the village. In the past, the village people took drinking water from it and also washed their clothes there. Now farmers plant vegetable gardens there and irrigate them with the spring water." ↩