Pir Mehmed Reshan

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Pir Mam Rashan or Pir Mehmed Reshan (

Mount Sinjar was built in honor of him.[2][3]

Pir Mehmed Reshan
Lord of the rain and protector of harvest
Maqlub Mountain near Bardarash
Other namesŞêr Memê Reşan ('Lion Memê Reşan')
Venerated inYazidism
AnimalsPatron of cats[4]
MountLion; In Yazidi religious texts, Memê Reşan is called Şêr Memê Reşan ('Lion Memê Reşan'), because there is a storyline about Memê Reşan, who, to show his power, saddled a stone, which then turned into a lion.[5]
RegionKurdistan
Ethnic groupKurds (Yazidis)