General Information

Also Known As

Omer bin al-Xetab shrine, Mizgefta Omer bin al-Xetab, جامع عمر بن الخطاب

Type

Mizgefta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Efrîn

Village or Nearby Villages

Mêremînê

Religious Affiliation

Muslim

Mêremînê has an ancient mosque from the era of Omar bin al-Khattab. It also has an old shrine (mazar) in the center of the village. These are separate sites.¹

Bibliography

Mihemed, Ebdulrehman. Efrîn... Her River and Her Green Hills [عفرين... نهرها وروابيها الخضراء]. Quoted on the TirejAfrin Mêremînê page, https://www.tirejafrin.com/site/kura%20afrin%20markaz-%20Meremin.htm.

References

Ebdulrehman Mihemed, Efrîn... Her River and Her Green Hills [عفرين... نهرها وروابيها الخضراء], Mêremînê entry, quoted on the TirejAfrin Mêremînê page, https://www.tirejafrin.com/site/kura%20afrin%20markaz-%20Meremin.htm. Quote (English translation): "There is an ancient mosque from the era of Omar bin al-Khattab, other modern mosques, and a new telephone center." Quote (English translation): "There is an old shrine (mazar) in the center of the village." ↩