Zembîlfiroş () is a work by

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writer and poet Faqi Tayran. It is believed to be based on a true story, transmitted from generation to generation through

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, and is part of

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Summary

The plot revolves around Prince Saed, son of Prince Hassan who ruled Farqîn near

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. Prince Hassan was an evil governor and disliked by Prince Saed who migrated from Diyarbakır southward to

Zakho Zakho, also spelled Zaxo ( ku, زاخۆ, Zaxo, syr, ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿ, Zākhō, , ) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, at the centre of the eponymous Zakho District of the Dohuk Governorate, located a few kilometers from the Iraq–Turkey b ...

. There he remained and began selling baskets.

Gallery

File:Zambil Froosh (2021).jpg, Grave of Prince Saed in Batifa File:Zambil frosh batifa.jpg, Grave of Prince Saed in Batifa

References

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