Nineveh and Babylon; a narrative of a second expedition to Assyria during the years 1849, 1850, and 1851 (1867)
Layard, Austen Henry, Sir, 1817-1894 · London J. Murray · leaf 152
w ill permit. Scarcelythree-quarters of a mile to the west of Bukra is the village ofNaksi, the interval between the two being occupied by ter-races planted with fig-trees. We did not stop there, althoughthe inhabitants came out to meet us, but rode on to Ossofa,or Usifa, only separated from Naksi… … A Group of Yezidis. The position of Ossofa is very picturesque. It stands oathe edge of a deep ravine ; behind it are lofty crags and nar-row gorges, whose sides are filled with natural caverns. Onoverhanging rocks, towering above the village, are two ziarehs,or holy places, of the Yezidis,…
