Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Soviet Yazidis were able to establish the first Kurdish theatre and radio station in history, in addition, the first Kurdish Latin-based alphabet was created by the Yazidi intellectual Erebê Şemo, who was also responsible for writing the first-ever Kurmanji novel in 1929 titled "Şivanê Kurmanca" (The Kurdish/Kurmanji Shepherd).
The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 198– 250. ISBN 0-521-20093-8. Minorsky, Vladimir (1958). A History of Sharvān and Darband in the 10th-11th Centuries. Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons, Ltd. Ter-Ghewondyan, Aram (1976) [1965]. The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia.
Many Yazidi villages were attacked by the Hamidiye cavalry and the residents were killed. The Yazidi villages of Bashiqa and Bahzani were also raided and many Yazidi temples were destroyed. The Yazidi Mir Ali Beg was captured and held in Kastamonu. The central shrine of the Yazidis Lalish was converted into a Quran school.
Yazidi shrine of Mame Reshan, partially destroyed by ISIL, in the Sinjar Mountains. Yazidis believe in one God, to whom they refer as Xwedê, Xwedawend, Êzdan, and Pedsha ('King'), and, less commonly, Ellah and Heq. [2] [8] [9] [5] [15] According to some Yazidi hymns (known as Qewls), God has 1,001 names, or 3,003 names according to other Qewls.
Pages in category "Yazidi history" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 ...
Alphabetical index of articles about the Yazidis, and their history and culture. The Yazidis are a ethnoreligious group , Sub-ethnic group of Kurds found chiefly in Iraqi Kurdistan . Their religion, Yazidism, blends ancient Mesopotamian beliefs with aspects of Islam and Christianity .
The location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, a central figure of the Yazidi faith and considered the holiest of Yazidi temples. [2] Sharfadin temple: Sinjar, Iraq: 800 year old temple considered by Yazidis as one of the holiest places on earth. [3] Dedicated to Sherfedin. Chel Mera (Chermera) or "40 Men" Temple: Mount Sinjar, Iraq