Pir Mam Rashan or Pir Mehmed Reshan () was a 12th-century

Yazidi saint This is a list of holy figures () in Yazidism. There are a total of 365 Yazidi holy figures venerated by Yazidis. Many Yazidi tribes and lineages are named after Yazidi holy figures and there are many temples and shrines built in their honor. ...

. The

Mam Rashan Shrine Mam Rashan Shrine is a Yazidi site built in the 12th century located on Mount Sinjar in Iraq. The shrine is dedicated to Pîr Mehmed Reşan, a Yazidi holy figure associated with agriculture, rain, and the annual harvest. Destruction and reco ...

on Mount Sinjar was built in honor of him. As a patron saint of agriculture, he is considered to be the protector of harvests and bringer of rain. His feast is celebrated in spring. There is a shrine dedicated to him at

Lalish Lalish ( ku, لالش, translit=Laliş, also known as Lalişa Nûranî) is a mountain valley and temple in Shekhan, Duhok Governorate in Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis. It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, ...

. Also, a shrine that is claimed as his tomb is situated behind

Mount Maqlub Mount Alfaf ( syr, ܛܘܪܐ ܕܐܠܦܦ, ṭūrāʾ Alfaf), also known as Mount Maqlub (جبل مقلوب in Arabic), is a mountain in the Nineveh Plains region in northern Iraq. The mountain lies 30 km to the northeast of Mosul and some 15&nb ...

near

Bardarash Bardarash ( ar, بردرش, ku, بەردەڕەش, Berdereş) or ʿAshā'ir al-Sabaʿ ( ar, عشائر السبع) is a town and subdistrict in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is regarded as part of Akre District in the Nineveh Governorate by the ...

, Iraq. During times of drought, special ceremonies are held at sites dedicated to him to pray for rain and blessing of cultivated land.

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