Qiracê Rehve

General Information

Also Known As

Qiracê Rehve shrine, Ziyareta Qiracê Rehve

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Şiyê

Village or Nearby Villages

Anqelê, Senarê

Qiracê Rehve is a shrine between Anqelê and Senarê in the Şiyê sub-district.

Physical & Landscape Features

It lies on the slope below the hill of Til Carnas (Tilê Cirnasê). The slope is covered with old graves. According to a local elder, the hill takes its name from a king called Cirnas whose palace once stood there. The elder says the graves covering the Qiracê Rehve slope probably belonged to the people of that palace on the hill.1

Transcripts

Anqelê and Senarê (Ax û Welat – Episode 998):

  • 16:05 – A local elder explains that the hill of Til Carnas is named after a king, Cirnas, whose palace stood there.
  • 17:16 – The elder points out the old graves on the Qiracê Rehve slope below the hill.

Videography

Anqelê and Senarê (Ax û Welat – Episode 998): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42pma_QaQeg

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Anqelê and Senarê," Episode 998 (villages Anqelê and Senarê), YouTube video, at 16:05–17:22, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42pma_QaQeg. Kurdish quote: "qesra padîşah li wir bû. Navê xwe Cirnas bû, walîzalik nav Cirnas, Cirnas lînane, nav Cirnas bû." English translation: "the king's palace was there. His name was Cirnas, and so it was named Cirnas." Kurdish quote: "hîn tirbê xwa li wî qiracî hane, vira dibêjin Qiracê Rehve... Qiracê Rehve giş... Giş tirbe bûn... Esbeh ê vê tilî bûn." English translation: "some of their graves are on that slope, here they call it Qiracê Rehve... Qiracê Rehve, they were all graves... they probably belonged to this hill." ↩