Kurdish Heritage ☀️

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Mişûr of Pîr Sinî Daranî - Mişûrs are sacred 13th-century Ezidi manuscripts that detail the lives of the saintly Pîrs and list their associates and Mirîd (follower) tribes. Per Ezidi tradition, there are 40 of these manuscripts handed down to the 40 priestly lineages of Pîrs. 1/5

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Hesen Zîrek standing before the historical Sassanid-era reliefs at Taq-e Bostan (Kurdish: Taq Wesan/تاق وەسان), near Kirmaşan.

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The heart of Cizîra Botan inside Zaxo.
Dengbêjên Cizîra Botanê - Şamîranê

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The Lord's Prayer in Kurmanji Kurdish (Kurmancî), displayed at the Church of the Pater Noster in Jerusalem 🌿

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Homes that climb, roofs that connect:
- Xîzan (Bidlîs, Northern Kurdistan) on the left.
- Palangan (Hewraman, Eastern Kurdistan) on the right.

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In 2002, a school opened in Baadre town by Kurdistan Government was named after Mahmoud Ezidi, and in 2011, a statue of him was erected at the intersection of Shekhan in his honour. His name is still famous and remembered among the Ezidis of Bashur.

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Yesterday was 44th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Ezidi Peshmerga fighter, Mahmoud Ezidi, an Ezidi Peshmerga officer who participated in the Kurdish rebellion against Ba'athist regime and led many successful military confrontations against the regime.

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at his final resting place in Lalish Sanctuary with great ceremonies held on his funeral and a large attendance, which included many high-ranking political figures. In his 2002 book, Masoud Barzani hails him as one of the "Champion Leaders" of the Kurdish revolution.

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Zoroastrian ”Asrawan” ceremony held for two young members of Kurdistan’s Zoroastrian religion

📍Hewlêr Citadel, Southern Kurdistan (2022)

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Two Kurdish Jewish women from Rojhilat in traditional clothes. Mid-20th century

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Kurdish woman in traditional attire smoking kalyan, 1916-1918.

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Pîrî Xel tomb on Bradost mountain, Hewlêr Governorate

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Ayyubid dynasty tombstones

📍Xelat, Bidlîs, Northern Kurdistan