Shaxi (شاخی)

Shakhy [Shaxi] which is striking in its splendor and beauty, is a village located at the foot of Mount Judi [Şırnak Province] in the northwestern foothills, under which the Nir Dosh River passes, and a river flows from the village of Ziarat in its northeast, and the village has a wonderful waterfall about 35 meters long.^[1]

This village was a crucial part in the discovery of the Dostaki-Marwanid dynasty, which reigned from 990 to 1083 AD.

It’s also said that Shakhy was one of the pre-Islamic Kurdish cities, and it was walled on three sides, except for the western rocky side, which was impregnable and did not require a wall, and blocks of its wide wall still stand today.

^ Youssef, Abdul Raqib (1972). Dostian State in Central Kurdistan (in Arabic). Baghdad: Abdul Raqib Youssef. p. 18.

Historical Sites

there are statues whose shape appears to be Assyrian statues, one of them is an Assyrian king holding a captive representing the region's king. Perhaps he is the king of the Nairi people, whom the Assyrians fought repeatedly in the Judi region and Sennacherib fought more than once.

Condition

As of today, only the village's ruins remain, and much of it has been destroyed due to neglect, constant war and danger in the region.

Remains

Apart from the historical monuments left behind by this village, the people of this village have long left the area because of the threat to the area. Currently, the only known survivors of this region are the Shaxi Family in southern Kurdistan.

References

The Dostian State in Central Kurdistan by Abdul Raqib Yousef, Baghdad 1972.
Maxvan Bachem/Amida. Paris, 1910.
Nureddin Ardiçoglu / Harput Tarihi. Istanbul, 1964.
Amurath to Amurath by Gertrude Lowthian Bell. London 1911.

[1] Youssef, Abdul Raqib (1972). Dostian State in Central Kurdistan (in Arabic). Baghdad: Abdul Raqib Youssef. p. 18.

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