Yağmur Dede

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General Information

Also Known As

Yaghmour Dede shrine, Yağmur Dede shrine, Yaghmour Dede

Type

Ziyareta, Dede

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Mabeta

Village or Nearby Villages

Dargirê, Mabeta

Yağmur Dede is a shrine between the villages of Dargirê and Mabeta in the Mabeta sub-district.

Map and Location

Coordinates: 36.551927, 36.744823

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The Name

The name combines the Turkish yağmur, "rain," with dede, the Alevi elder-saint (welî) title borne by other shrines of the Mabeta district, such as Ehmed Dede at Dargirê and Dede Elî at Mabeta.1

References

  1. The element "Dede" is the Alevi-Bektashi elder-saint title common to the Mabeta-district shrines; cf. the documented Ehmed Dede (Dargirê) and Dede Elî (Mabeta). "Yağmur" is Turkish for "rain." This is a note on the components of the name only; no ritual or dedication for this specific shrine is documented in the available sources. ↩