Pîr Seîd

General Information

Also Known As

Pîr Seîd shrine, Şêx Seîd

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Cindires

Village or Nearby Villages

Feqîra

Pîr Seîd is a shrine of Feqîra in the Cindires sub-district.

Pîr Seîd is a different shrine from Şêx Cinêd, the other shrine of Feqîra. The Ax û Welat host notes that the village has two shrines.2 A separate shrine called Şêx Seîd stands at Bênê in the Şêrawa sub-district.

Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots

A village elder explains that the shrine is known by two names. Some call it Şêx Seîd and others Pîr Seîd, and the elder says that historically the correct name is Pîr Seîd. He adds that the shrine is very old.1

Transcripts

Feqîra (Ax û Welat – Episode 1084):

  • 14:12 – A village elder discusses the shrine's two names, Şêx Seîd and Pîr Seîd, and says the historically correct name is Pîr Seîd.
  • 14:24 – The elder notes that the shrine is very old.

Videography

Feqîra (Ax û Welat – Episode 1084): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHDj-8bsPkk

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Feqîra," Episode 1084 (village Feqîra), YouTube video, at 14:12–14:24, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHDj-8bsPkk. Kurdish quote: "Ziyaretek heye, hin dibêjin Şêx... Şêx Seîd, hinj dibêjin Pîr Seîd. Lê heqîqeta pirsa me, behsa me li ser kultura wê dîrokê, Pîr Seîd e." English translation: "There is a shrine; some say Şêx Seîd, some say Pîr Seîd. But in our discussion about its history, it is Pîr Seîd." Kurdish quote: "Lê ziyaret a ew pir kevn e." English translation: "But that shrine is very old." ↩

  2. Ax û Welat, "Feqîra," Episode 1084, at 29:12. Kurdish quote: "Li vir jî em hatin cem Ziyaretê, me got du Ziyaret li vê gundî dane. Navê vê Ziyaretê jî Şêx Cinêd." English translation: "Here we came to the shrine; we said there are two shrines in this village. The name of this shrine is Şêx Cinêd." ↩