Zembîlfiroş | |
Pushpin Map: | Iraq |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Iraq |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iraq |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name2: | Dohuk Governorate |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Zakho District |
Subdivision Type4: | Sub-district |
Subdivision Name4: | Batifa |
Coordinates: | 37.1784°N 42.983°W |
Zembîlfiroş [1] [2] is a work by Kurdish writer and poet Feqiyê Teyran .[3] It is believed to be based on a true story, transmitted from generation to generation through oral tradition,[4] and is part of Kurdish mythology.[5]
The plot revolves around Prince Saed, son of Prince Hassan who ruled Farqîn near Diyarbakır.[6] [7] Prince Hassan was an evil governor and disliked by Prince Saed who migrated from Diyarbakır southward to Zakho. There he remained and began selling baskets.