Şemdinli

Şemdinli lies among the mountains and valleys of Hakkari, near the lands of Iran. At nearby Nehri, a family of Kurdish religious teachers established a centre of learning and Sufi devotion. Sayyid Abdullah taught there, and his nephew Sayyid Taha continued the tradition after studying in Baghdad and other cities. Their madrasa and religious lodge linked the mountain communities with a wider network of scholars and disciples.