# Pirmam > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pirmam > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pirmam.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirmam > Source revision: 1346069031 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Town in Kurdistan Region, Iraq}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Pirmam | native_name = پیرمام
Pîrmam | native_name_lang = ku | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Iraq | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | mapframe = yes | coordinates = {{coord|36|23|08|N|44|11|44|E|type:city_region:IQ|display=title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Iraq}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Kurdistan Region}} | subdivision_type2 = Governorate | subdivision_name2 = [Erbil Governorate](/source/Erbil_Governorate) | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes = | area_rural_footnotes = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_rural_sq_mi = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_sq_mi = | area_blank2_sq_mi = | area_total_acre = | area_land_acre = | area_water_acre = | area_urban_acre = | area_rural_acre = | area_metro_acre = | area_blank1_acre = | area_blank2_acre = | length_mi = | width_mi = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 3632{{cite web |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344265633 |title=Geomorphological and Hydrological Study of Pirmam Area, Erbil Governorate, Iraq }} | elevation_m = 1107 | population_footnotes = | population_as_of = | population_total = 18,205 | population_density_sq_mi = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = | timezone1 = UTC+3 | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = | module = | footnotes = }} '''Pirmam''' ({{langx|ku|پیرمام|Pîrmam}}), also known as '''Masif Selahaddin''' ({{langx|ar| مصيف صلاح الدين}}) is a town located in the [Erbil Governorate](/source/Erbil_Governorate) of the [Kurdistan Region](/source/Kurdistan_Region) of [Iraq](/source/Iraq). ==Etymology== The settlement is believed to have been the patrimony of the 12th-century [Yazidi](/source/Yazidis) saint Pîr Hesin Meman (Pir Hassan ibn Mam), the ruler of [Harir](/source/Harir%2C_Iraq), whom the name of Pirmam is derived from.{{Cite journal |last1=Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia |last2=Pirbari |first2=Dimitri V. |last3=Mossaki |first3=Nodar Z. |last4=Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia |date=2022 |title=A Yezidi Manuscript – Mišūr of Pir Amar Qubaysi, its study and critical analysis |url=http://eas20188.org/arhiv-nomerov/send/38-tom5n3/1493-a-yezidi-manuscrip.html |journal=Eurasian Arabic Studies |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=66–87 |doi=10.26907/2619-1261.2022.5.3.66-87 |doi-access=free}}{{Cite journal |last1=Pirbari |first1=Dimitri |last2=Mossaki |first2=Nodar |last3=Yezdin |first3=Mirza Sileman |date=March 2020 |title=A Yezidi Manuscript:—Mišūr of P'īr Sīnī Bahrī/P'īr Sīnī Dārānī, Its Study and Critical Analysis |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0021086200040366/type/journal_article |journal=Iranian Studies |language=en |volume=53 |issue=1–2 |pages=223–257 |doi=10.1080/00210862.2019.1669118 |issn=0021-0862|url-access=subscription }} ==Geography== Masif Selahaddin is situated approximately 36 kilometers northeast of [Erbil](/source/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 == {{Reflist}} Category:Populated places in Erbil Governorate --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pirmam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirmam) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirmam?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.