Ziwara

General Information

Also Known As

Ziwara shrine, Tirba Ziwara

Type

Tirba

Nahiya (Subdistrict)

Mabeta

Village or Nearby Villages

Ĥebo

Ziwara is the tomb-shrine (tirba) of Ĥebo in the Mabeta sub-district.

Ritual Practices & Beliefs

The village's shrine stands to the east of Ĥebo. The people visit it to pray for rain, making food and asking God to grant their wishes and desires.1

Transcripts

Ĥebo (Ax û Welat – Episode 1128):

  • 17:58 – The narrator describes the village's shrine, to the east of Ĥebo, as a place visited to pray for rain.

Videography

Ĥebo (Ax û Welat – Episode 1128): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KMHoMDR_jc

Bibliography

References

  1. Ax û Welat, "Ĥebo," Episode 1128 (village Ĥebo), YouTube video, at 17:58, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KMHoMDR_jc. Kurdish quote: "Ziyaretgehek li rojhilatê gund heye. Gundî ji bo daxwaza barîna baranê serdana wir dikin. Xwarinê çêdikin û li ber xwedê digerin ku daxwaz û miradên wan bicîh bîne." English translation: "There is a shrine to the east of the village. The villagers visit it to ask for rain. They make food and pray before God to fulfil their wishes and desires." The narrator describes this as the village's shrine, to the east, without naming it; Tirba Ziwara is the only shrine recorded for Ĥebo (see ). ↩