Pirmam

Pirmam
پیرمام
Pîrmam
Town
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Interactive map of Pirmam
Pirmam is located in Iraq
Pirmam
Pirmam
Location within Iraq
Country Iraq
Region Kurdistan Region
GovernorateErbil Governorate
Elevation
1,107[1] m (3,632 ft)
Population
 • Total
18,205
Time zoneUTC+3

Pirmam (Kurdish: پیرمام, romanizedPîrmam), also known as Masif Selahaddin (Arabic: مصيف صلاح الدين) is a town located in the Erbil Governorate of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Etymology

The settlement is believed to have been the patrimony of the 12th-century Yazidi saint Pîr Hesin Meman (Pir Hassan ibn Mam), the ruler of Harir, whom the name of Pirmam is derived from.[2][3]

Geography

Masif Selahaddin is situated approximately 36 kilometers northeast of Erbil City. The town is visible on any given day from Erbil, especially during the evenings and nighttime hours, Erbil is also visible from the town, notably it is one of the few natural spots where Erbil is visible, where people can park their cars on the hills and have picnics, as most of the topography in the south and west is flat and mostly agricultural these areas do not offer a good view. it is the only well known vantage point where the city is clearly visible, it is a 30-45 minute drive from the city center, depending on the starting point and traffic conditions. The elevation of the area is 1107 m (3632 ft). The area is surrounded by Selahaddin Mountain in the southeastern part, the Safin anticline in the northeast, and the Sartka anticline in the southwestern part.

References

  1. ^ a b "Geomorphological and Hydrological Study of Pirmam Area, Erbil Governorate, Iraq".
  2. ^ Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia; Pirbari, Dimitri V.; Mossaki, Nodar Z.; Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia (2022). "A Yezidi Manuscript – Mišūr of Pir Amar Qubaysi, its study and critical analysis". Eurasian Arabic Studies. 5 (3): 66–87. doi:10.26907/2619-1261.2022.5.3.66-87.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Pirbari, Dimitri; Mossaki, Nodar; Yezdin, Mirza Sileman (March 2020). "A Yezidi Manuscript:—Mišūr of P'īr Sīnī Bahrī/P'īr Sīnī Dārānī, Its Study and Critical Analysis". Iranian Studies. 53 (1–2): 223–257. doi:10.1080/00210862.2019.1669118. ISSN 0021-0862.

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