Hossein Kohkan

Khalo Hossein Kohkan in his cave
A image from the stone cave of Hossein Kohkan

Hossein Osmani (Kurdish: حوسێن عوسمانی 28 September 1930 in Darvaleh-ye Pain, Kermanshah, Iran - 26 July 2016 in Banevreh, Kermanshah, Iran) also known as Khalo Hossein Kohkan (Kurdish: خاڵۆ حوسێن کۆکەن, romanized: Xalo Husên Koken) (in meaning Digging Mountain or Caveman) or Farhad the Second (Persian: فرهاد ثانی, فرهاد دوم) was an Iranian Kurd who left his village 21 years ago and started carving cliff rocks on a mountain near Banevreh City Of functions Paveh County in the Kermanshah province in Iran. He carved seven rooms in a rocky mountain, as well as his own grave. He was given the title of Farhad II, a fictional figure in the Iranian literature who agreed to carve a mountain after his love-rival, one of the Iranian kings, sends him on exile.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Hero of the KDPI Peshmerga, Hussein Koken, has died, Rudaw Media Network.
  2. ^ Kurdish man hand-carved own home passes away, KurdPress News Agency.
  3. ^ Kurdish Caveman Dies After 21 Years of Solitude, BasNews.
  4. ^ حسین کوهکن یا فرهاد دوم کرمانشاه درگذشت, Voice of America (Persian).
  5. ^ شاهکار خالو حسین کوهکن «فرهاد دوم، خالق حقیقتی شبیه افسانه‌ها در دل کوه‌های اورامانات», Radio Zamaneh (Persian).
  6. ^ فرهاد کوهکن زمانه درگذشت/ پایان داستان خالق غار سنگی, Mehr News Agency (Persian).
  7. ^ 6 Incredible Dark Tourism Sites in Iran to Visit on Your Next Tour, Destination Iran Website.
  8. ^ Hussein Koken, Beloved Member of PDKI Passed Away Archived 2016-12-28 at the Wayback Machine, Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan Website.
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