General Information
Physical & Landscape Features
The shrine centres on an olive tree in the middle of the village, known as the Ziyaret tree, which the mukhtar gives as about four hundred years old, dating to the village's founding by three brothers. The mukhtar says people damaged the tree, struck it, and bombed it, but the villagers allow no one to harm or cut it.2
Dedicated Figure & Historical Roots
The shrine is dedicated to a martyr and saint of the village named Şêx Mihemed, remembered as a lame man. The village mukhtar, Beşîr Hemîd Mihemed of the Hesko house, says that many villagers have seen the martyr come to the tree in their dreams.1
Transcripts
Sariya (Halil Sino):
Videography
Sariya (Halil Sino): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXfkAJMg_j8
Bibliography
- Halil Sino. "Sariya." YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXfkAJMg_j8.
References
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Halil Sino, "Sariya," YouTube video, at 15:37–16:20, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXfkAJMg_j8. Kurdish quote: "Beşîr Hemîd Mihemed mala Hesko leqebê min e." English translation: "Beşîr Hemîd Mihemed, of the Hesko house, is my name." Kurdish quote: "Berê li vir heye şehîd, ewliyekî gundê me ye. Lengekî gundê me ye... pir kes ji gundê me xewn de dît in ku şehîd hatiye ber darê... Şêx Mihemed navê xwe." English translation: "Long ago there is a martyr here, a saint of our village, a lame man of our village... many people of our village saw in their dreams that the martyr came to the tree... His name is Şêx Mihemed." ↩
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Halil Sino, "Sariya." Kurdish quote: "Xwedê ha ev dar dibêjin dara Ziyaretê ye. Teqrîben emrê xwe gelek çarsed sal e." English translation: "They say this tree is the Ziyaret tree. Its age is approximately four hundred years." Kurdish quote: "Weloma em kesî qebûl nakin kes pê de çê nabe. Ne diqetîne..." English translation: "So we allow no one, no one may harm it. No one cuts it." ↩