Zêwê Sîwar

General Information

Also Known As

Zêwê Sîwar shrine, Ziyareta Zêwê Sîwar

Type

Ziyareta

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Bilbilê

Village or Nearby Villages

Qota

Zêwê Sîwar is a shrine of Qota in the Bilbilê sub-district, one of the village's three shrines. It lies to the south of the village, by the Olive valley (Geliyê Zeytûnê), together with the Keha shrine. The third shrine, Sedî Sînek, lies to the west.1

Transcripts

Qota (Ax û Welat – Episode 1318):

  • 13:29 – The narrator places the shrines of Keha and Zêwê Sîwar to the south of the village, by the Olive valley.

Videography

Qota (Ax û Welat – Episode 1318): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_vSDUluUQU

Bibliography

References


  1. Ax û Welat, "Qota," Episode 1318 (village Qota), YouTube video, at 13:29–13:35, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_vSDUluUQU. Kurdish quote: "Li başûr geliyê Zeytûnê, gundê Xelîlaka û ziyareta Keha û Zêwê Sîwar e." English translation: "To the south are the Olive valley, the village of Xelîlaka, and the shrines of Keha and Zêwê Sîwar." Kurdish quote: "Li rojavayê gund, Dara Merxê û Gozha Kehnikê ziyareta Sedî Sînek û gundê Gere ye." English translation: "To the west of the village are the Merxe tree and the Kehnike walnut tree, the Sedî Sînek shrine, and the village of Gere."