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The world's largest Yazidi temple dedicated to the angel Melek Taus and the Seven Angels of Yazidi theology. The temple was consecrated in 2019. [5] Bacin Temple Güven (Bacin), Turkey: Temple in Güven, Midyat, Mardin Province, southeastern Turkey Quba Haji Ali Temple: Ba'adra, Iraq: Khiz Rahman Shrine Baadre, Iraq Shrine of Khiz Rahman in Baadre
The Sharfadin Temple in Sinjar, Iraq is a Yazidi temple built in honor of Sheikh Sherfedin. It is considered by Yazidis as one of the holiest places on earth. [1] The temple is made of a pale yellow stone, with two cones atop the building. At the tip of each cone are three gold balls and a crescent reaching skyward. [1]
Lalish (Kurdish: لالش, romanized: Laliş, [1] [2] also known as Lalişa Nûranî) is a mountain valley [3] and temple [4] located in the Nineveh Plains, Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis. [5] It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, a central figure of the Yazidi faith. [6]
[29] [30] [31] The majority of Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh and Duhok. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] There is a disagreement among scholars and in Yazidi circles on whether the Yazidi people are a distinct ethnoreligious group or a religious sub-group of the Kurds , an Iranic ethnic group .
The following is a list of Yazidi settlements in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Armenia, including both current and historical Yazidi settlements. Historically, Yazidis lived primarily in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria. [1] However, events since the end of the 20th century have resulted in considerable demographic shifts in these areas as well as mass ...
Mam Rashan Shrine, partially destroyed by ISIL. Mam Rashan Shrine after the destruction (close-up). Mam Rashan Shrine is a Yazidi site built in the 12th century located on Mount Sinjar in Iraq. The shrine is dedicated to Pîr Mehmed Reşan, a Yazidi holy figure associated with agriculture, rain, and the annual harvest. [1]
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Pages in category "Yazidi holy places" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * ... Mam Rashan Shrine; Q.