Uraman, the forgotten Masuleh of Kurdistan

Extracted from Rasekhoon
Bel and Uraman fountains are the biggest mirages of this fancy, the biggest mirages of this dreamy city.
Uraman Takht is at the end of a paved road, where roof of a house is another house's courtyard. It is a village dating back to several centuries ago with the culture and traditions that are the relics of Zoroaster's time.
Kurdistan is a hospitable and kind land of original Persians. They are people who are pristine and tribal. The nature of the nomad is still in the midst of these people, foot of mount to the higher parts and vice versa.
Allah has given His blessings to all the people of this land. "Our nature is in life," and the Uramanic herders are rooted here, the mild mountainous temperate in this five thousand people land creates happiness and many fountains remind us the birth of every moment.
The broad-leaved oak trees and wild pistachios have carved one of the most beautiful species of nature on the plate of this land. There are numerous animal species and, more beautifully, the Iranian squirrel in silent forest reminds the childhood with its naughtiness.
Blue lotus flowers along with the mirages bring the visitor's eye to a madness of beauty worship. The medicinal herbs of this region are as wide as it seems that Ouraman medicine does not require human-made chemical drugs.
The Bel and Uraman Springs are the biggest mirages of this fantasy, the fantasy and dreamy city's greatest miracles. Wherever there has been a spring, a city was built, and as long as this greenery keeps its color, people are green and eternal.
Uraman is the ethnic origin that yet has Kurdish costumes. They are noble people who are on Iranian border and are neighbors to Kermanshah from the east, to Iraq from the west, to Kurdistan from the north, and to Javanrud from the south, and they are proud of being Iranian.
There is Mount Khezr around Uraman which has been the residence of the Khidr of the Prophet (AS), based on some sayings, and it moves source of the thoughts on this great prophet and his legends.
Uraman, which seems like a Masuleh in the west of the country, maintains its authenticity, and along with its beautiful nature, civilization and urbanization of the district have given a special beauty to the region.
The word Uraman or Huraman consists of two parts, "Ahura" and "Mann" by the meaning of home, land, and placement. So Uraman means the Ahoora land and the seat of Ahura Mazda. Hoor has another meaning as well. Hoor in the Avesta means the sun. Huraman can mean the place of the sun. The Uramanat architecture and the greenery of this mountainous region embody the dream of stairs leading towards Paradise.
The houses of this village are made of stone and made in stairs form. The people of the region believe that the Uramanat Takht has been a large city in a certain time with a special centrality and therefore it has been considered as a flat or center (of governance) of Uraman.
Apart from the specific situation of the village in terms of architecture, the location of water springs, special ceremonies and customs, the presence of the tomb and Pir Shaliar mosque and especially the significant number of inhabitants of it indicate the importance of the region since the Sassanid times.
Kurdish clothing is a mixture of colors and patterns. The clothes of the Orumanat people are Kurdish. Before the arrival of foreign textiles and shoes and other domestic textiles in the province of Kurdistan, most of the fabrics and footwear needed for them were woven and made by local weavers and knitters.
Making Giveh or Galash or Cali has been carried out by the Uramanites, the people and the villages of Hajie and Noudshe, and the tissues have been made by peoples of the Nosud villages of the city of Paveh.
Jolaee, texture, textiles and all kinds of textiles such as Bozu, Rabal, Jajim, Barebushmin, Moj, Socks, Gloves, Zangal and hats are handcrafts of this region.
Kurdish men wear Uramani chookhe, pantol, Maleki shawl, dastar, ferenji and kalebal, and women wear jani, kalanjeh, shawls, hats and colaleh. These types of clothing are decorated with ornaments and are colorful.
Mushrooms, celery, acanthus, rhubarb, cheese, milk, honey, walnut, figs are the region's food. Uramani foods are Ash Dough, Savar, Gerdol, Tarkhineh, Ash Gazneh, Hatimche with Lamb, Sherva, Garma, Reshteh Polo, Reshterun or Abe, Pershin, Sour Turnip, and Kalaneh.
Traditional handicrafts such as glim, sajade, felt, basket, giveh are considered as the souvenir of this place. But there is other reason than treating and traveling in a traditional area for travel.
The ancient cultural heritage of Iran can be a reason for attracting passengers to different cities. Achaemenid and their glory are proud of Iranians. In their beliefs, "Chinot" and "Serat" are the same and they remind fire of "hell".
The Uraman Takht's people celebrate the "Pire Shaliar's" wedding twice a year in the middle of the spring and in the middle of winter, and they say prayer and thank God. In the legends of the people of the region of Uraman, there is a myth called "Pire Shaliar", which is said to have been the owner of Karamat.
One of the strange Karamats narrated about him is the healing of Shah Bahar Khatoon, the daughter of Shah Bukhara, who was healed by "Pire Shaliar".
At the middle of spring and middle of winter all the villagers gather in memory of Pire Shaliar, they make circles, give hands to each other and they start saying prayer.
At each wedding ceremony of Pire Shaliar about 400 people sit in a circle of prayers, and about 200 people clap. Many people come to Uraman ceremony from other villages to watch the ceremony and sit on the roofs.
A special Ash is cooked on wedding of Pire Shaliar and it is given to the villagers. People have strong beliefs in Pire Shaliar and they bring their patients to this ceremony to be healed.
The prayer ceremony takes place in the tomb of Pire Shaliar. After praying people go to the cemetery and with an iron rod they hit on a large stone in the graveyard and break a piece of it and divide the stone pieces among the people.
The "Wedding" of Pire Shaliar is held on a Friday, which is closer to mid-spring and mid-winter, so everyone can attend.
The kind and faithful people of the Uraman Takht, who speake in the accent of Uramani, which in the past was the language of writing and is the official accent, host tourists and people, who adore culture from all over Iran and foreign countries, at each "wedding of Pire Shaliar".