Omo

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRYX82Tcr3I

The documentary focuses on Gundê Emo, a village situated in the Efrîn region, specifically highlighting its rugged geography and historical depth. The host and the guests, including the elder Abû Semîr, explore the village's ancient roots, which are visible in the surviving stone structures and natural formations. According to the host, the village contains ruins and caves that date back approximately 350 to 500 years. One specific landmark, referred to simply as Kevro (The Stone), is a massive stone structure estimated to be 350–400 years old. In the past, the villagers used this site to thresh wheat (genim dikutan), indicating its central role in the agricultural life of the community.

The geography of Gundê Emo is defined by dramatic cliffs and caves. A prominent natural landmark is Zinarê Înê, a cliff or rock formation located below the village proper. The area is dotted with numerous caves (şikat), which the host notes were inhabited by people centuries ago. One specific cave is identified as Qulê Henîfe. During a difficult climb into one of the high caves, the host discovers a stone basin (jirn) and various graffiti left by visitors. Written on the cave walls are names such as Reşo, Xoşnav, Mirdne, and Ehmed, with one date explicitly visible: 1999.

The documentary also sheds light on the region's historical connectivity. At the bottom of the valley, near the water, lies an ancient bridge referred to as Kupriya biniya avê or the iron bridge (cısrê asinî), associated with a location called Ayn Hecerê. The host explains that this area was historically a transit hub where water was once plentiful. An old road known as Reka Êsê passed through here, connecting the region to major cities; people historically traveled this route between Efrîn, Heleb (Aleppo), and Şam (Damascus).

Social history is conveyed through oral storytelling by Abû Semîr. He recounts a legend involving a figure named Şêx Reşîdê Be'dîno and a man named Heyderê Zeynêbê. In the story, Heyderê Zeynêbê challenges Şêx Reşîd regarding a heavy load of firewood. Şêx Reşîd reportedly used 18 stones to braid into his hair (kiziya xwe) to help carry the massive load to his mother, exhibiting great strength. The story also mentions Heyderê Hebeş. These narratives, shared over a breakfast in the fields, illustrate the village's rich oral tradition and the community's deep connection to their ancestors and the landscape.

OMO

22.4.2016

[Image of the village of Omo]

The village of Omo is on a hill named (Zinarê Înê) to the south of the village on the Efrîn-Reco road after the road to Kokanê village. The village of Omo is affiliated with the Mabeta district of the Efrîn canton, located 7 km east of the town of Mabeta and 10 km north of the city of Efrîn.

The name of the village of Omo comes from the Omo family, who are known as the founders of the village and were from the Koçer tribe. After them, the Sîno family came from the village of Gulîka and the village was populated. It is said that the village was founded in 1752.

It is worth mentioning that the village of Omo is also known by the name Ênhecerê.

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To the north of the village are Henan Omo mountain and Qiracê Mala Sîno where there is a spring named Ziravkê, the Ziravkê hill and the Êş spring, Kevirê Kuxkê,

To the east, the Behîvê ridge, the Kortê valley, the Xenzîr valley, the Dawûd cave, the Darmîn cave, the Xirabe Mill, and the village of Ênhecera Biçûk

To the south, the Efrîn-Reco road and the village of Kokanê, and to the west, the Orê Mistê valley.

The villagers rely on the Ziravkê and Kokanê springs to obtain water.

Around 55 houses and nearly 1000 people live there, of whom 25 families live in the city of Efrîn.

The people of the village, for their livelihood, rely on the cultivation of olives and fields of wheat, lentils, and vineyards. There is a sewing workshop and a printing press in the village, and nearly 15 people work there.

There are 6 families in the village:

The Omo family is the first family to have settled in the village; Sîno came from the village of Gulîka; Dalo, whose relatives are in the Wan region of North Kurdistan; Silo; and the Hemdî family, who are originally Arabs from the Icêl tribe from the village of Sico in the Ezazê region; Bozo came from the village of Alciya in the Şera district.

There is one martyr from the village named Martyr Can Efrîn.

The village's commune is named after Martyr Qehreman

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There is no school in the village, but the children of the village study at the school in the village of Ênhecera Biçûk. That school was built in 1981 with the help of the 3 villages of Omo, Ênhecera Biçûk, and Ênhecera Mezin.

The elders of the village, Henan Omo, Sîno Kulîlk, Mihemed Sîno, Îbrahîm Rşo who was known by the name ((Deng Beşik)), and Şêxo Sîno.

Cemîl Dalo practices the work of setting broken arms and legs.

The literacy rate in the village is good; nearly 20 people have graduated from university in various fields.