Pendro

Pendro's history stretches back to at least the era of Badinan Emirate rule in Amadiya, which ended conclusively in 1843.[4] Pendro is inhabited by the Muzuri clan for hundreds of years. Muzuri is one of the oldest Kurdish tribes in Kurdistan. The tribe first time mentioned by Sharafkhan Bidlisi in his book Sharafnama in 1597.[5] Muzuri tribe mentioned by Evliya Çelebi in his travelogue called the Seyahatname ("Book of Travel") in 1638,[6] and mentioned by Mark Sykes in 1909, Also mentioned by the Kurdish historian Zaki in his book (Kurd and Kurdistan) in 1931.[7] The terrain, wooded and mountainous, favored the Kurdish-nationalists and Social movement. Throughout history, the region had been invaded many times by external powers. Pendro and other villages in region were enemy's biggest geopolitical threat. Many times the villagers were forced to leave and destroyed their villages, Kurdish enemy did this because too many villagers had rebelled and were fighting for Kurdish independence.[8] Many Pendroi joined the first Barzan Revolt which ended in 1932 and Shaykh Ahmed Barzani was later forced to flee to Turkey with 400 Barzani families, this number includes 31 Pendroi families.[9] One decade later in 1943 Mustafa Barzani was escape from his exile in Sulaymaniyah, he returned to Barzan and he had visited a number of villages in the region and a number of village men soon joined him and captured and disarmed the local police. A bloody clash between the Barzani and Military intelligence officers in Pendro, this clash that led to the death of the three Iraqi Military intelligence officers, that was the beginning of 1943 Barzani revolt. Occupation of Barzan on 7 October 1945 by Iraq, forced Barzani to order his forces to retreat from the region and cross into Iranian Kurdistan with nearly three thousands Barzani, 165 of them came from Pendro. And later settled and join establishing the Republic of Mahabad. After Mahabad Republic was overrun by Iran's army, Barzani and his 500 followers took refuge in Soviet, including 19 Pendroi.[10] Over 150 Pendroi participated in Aylul Revolution and Gulan Revolution. After Algiers Accord over sixty thousands Kurdish, including 116 Pendroy families forced to become refugees, fleeing mostly to neighbouring Iran. On 25 June 1978 Iraqi Army removed all villagers nearer the border to different camps in Erbil Province and destroyed the villages, all Pendroi settled in Bahirka camp, the region entirely destroyed and left uninhabitable.[11] Genocide against the Barzani Kurds by Iraqi regime in 1983, the killing of the 8,000 Barzani, 16 victims were from Pendro.[12][13][14] During the Kurdish Rebellion some Pendroi families went back to Pendro and rebuilt new village in the north, toward to the mount Butin an area of the land called "Mlane", once again their village destroyed by Iraqi regime in 1987 and villagers forced to become refugees in Iran.[15] In 1991, after Kurdish Uprisings, people came back to the village and it was rebuilt in 1994 by one of the British organizations. The new village rebuilt about 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) west of Pendro a region of the land called "Chema". But two years later the village destroyed during the PKK-Turkish conflict.[16]

Kurdistan Mountain Climbing Federation Heading to the Sardav Canyon (2015)

Pendro lies at an altitude of 1,325 metres (4,347 ft) above sea level and covers an area over 10.0 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi). It is located in northern Kurdistan. The terrain mostly consists of mountains and hills, with very little moderately sloping plains. The lowest point is the Chema Stream, at 1174 metres, and the highest is Mount Butin, at 2,534 metres, in the Chema, just west of the confluence of the many Stream. Mountain ranges in the proximity of the village are Butin and Kerye Spindare, more to the south are Misek and Kore Hure. Pendro has neither rivers nor lakes. In terms of land boundaries, Pendro borders Edlbey, Zet, Banan, Shive, Dezo, Spindare, Navkorka, Binavye, Stope, Selke, Guiza Walati and Derek for over 50 kilometres (31 mi). The nearest major towns are Sherwan Mezin, 14 kilometres (9 mi) away to the south-east, Barzan, 18 kilometres (11 mi) away to the south and capital Erbil, 172 kilometres (107 mi) to the south (by road). The village-wide common lands called: Sebaski, Gure, Chema, Mlane, Butine, Elye, leri and Ser xingel. Pendro has so many springs the main springs are Kanya Gundi, Kanya Serderave, Kani Jefre, Kanya Mlane, Kanya Butine, Kanya Helara and Kanya Mira.

Pendro's clamate is Hot/warm-summer humid continental (Dsa) according to Köppen climate classification, Weather in region is moderate especially in winter which is very cold and rainy (more than 1,500 mm (59 in) in some years) in addition to the fall of 150 cm (59 in) of snow annually. January is the wettest month.[17]

Environmental protection in Pendro and other parts of Barzani tribes began during the leadership of Khudan, he has banned the cutting of trees and hunting wild animals, especially wild goat and more progressive environmental protection had it start in the 1990s.

Flora

After harvest the villagers removing almond hulls, Pendro (2007)

Pendro has a hundreds species of plants,[20] some of species are introduced and non-native. More than 70% the area of the Pendro is forested, with stands of Plane tree, Oak, Quercus infectoria, Chestnut, Pistacia atlantica, Almond, Walnut, Fig, Vitis, Pear, Morus nigra, Apricot, Plum, Apple, Pomegranate, Peach, Quince, Sumac and other valuable trees. Mountain herbs such as Mushroom, Ferulago, Fennel, Wild leek, Carduus nutans, Arum, Allium, Rheum ribes and many other mountain herbs. In flowers include Narcissus, Fritillaria imperialis, Papaver rhoeas and other beautiful flowers.[21]

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