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Tomb of Sheikh Seyda (Şeyh Seyda Mosque)

Who rests here

Saints · died 1387 AH · Şırnak

Sheikh Muhammed Said Seyda el-Cezerî was a great scholar and Sufi born in Cizre in 1890 into a Naqshbandi-Khalidi family. After his uncle's death in 1924 he succeeded to the spiritual leadership of the order; following the events of 1925 he spent time in Mosul and Damascus before returning to Cizre in 1928, where he de…

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How to get there

Located in: Şırnak

Coordinates: 37.32770, 42.19070

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Sources

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  • TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA)

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000164 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.