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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]
Khatarah, Iraq Dughata Temple Dughata, Iraq Sreshka Temple Sreshka, Iraq Khoshaba Temple Khoshaba, Iraq In Khoshaba, Iraq [8] Malak Miran Temple: Bashiqa, Iraq: Dedicated to the angel Malak Miran, the temple is located about 9 miles east of Mosul, the temple was restored and reopened on 12 January 2018 after being destroyed by ISIL terrorists ...
It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, a central figure of the Yazidi faith. [6] The temple is above the town of Shekhan, which had the second largest population of Yazidi prior to the persecution of Yazidis by ISIL. [7] The temple is about sixty kilometers north of Mosul and 14 kilometers west from the village Ayn Sifna ...
On August 14, 2007, the Yazidis in Iraq were victims of the 2007 Yazidi communities bombings in Sinjar, which killed 796 people. [9] On August 3, 2014, the Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis in the Sinjar region of northern Iraq, killing an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 Yazidis and abducting another 6,000 to 7,000 Yazidis women and ...
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]
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.
Shrine of Sheikh Bako. The shrine is accompanied by a spring with a fig tree, which is visited by pilgrims with fevers. Pilgrims fasten small bits of their clothes on the tree and feed the fish in the spring. Shrine of Sitt Hebîbe, also known as Marta Hebîbta ("the Beloved Lady"; the wife of Sheikh Muhemmed). She also has a shrine near Bashiqa.
The temple is modeled on the Lalish temple, the holiest Yazidi temple located in Iraq [2] and has a single spire and bare-walled exteriors similar to the Lalish temple. [3] The premises also contain a pyramid-shaped glass building where courses on the Yazidi religion and history, as well as Georgian and Kurdish languages, are taught. [3]