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Coordinates: 36°46′17.03″N 43°18′12.04″E / 36.7713972°N 43.3033444°E / 36.7713972; 43.3033444
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At least once in their lifetime [[Yazidi]]'s are expected to make a six-day [[Yazidi#Pilgrimage|pilgrimage to Lalish]] to visit the tomb of [[Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir|Şêx Adî]], and other sacred places. [[Yazidi]]'s living in the region are expected to make a yearly pilgrimage to attend the autumn ''Feast of the Assembly'', which is celebrated from 23 [[Elul|Aylūl]] to 1 [[Tishrei|Tašrīn I]].
At least once in their lifetime [[Yazidi]]'s are expected to make a six-day [[Yazidi#Pilgrimage|pilgrimage to Lalish]] to visit the tomb of [[Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir|Şêx Adî]], and other sacred places. [[Yazidi]]'s living in the region are expected to make a yearly pilgrimage to attend the autumn ''Feast of the Assembly'', which is celebrated from 23 [[Elul|Aylūl]] to 1 [[Tishrei|Tašrīn I]].


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Revision as of 10:26, 18 January 2014

36°46′17.03″N 43°18′12.04″E / 36.7713972°N 43.3033444°E / 36.7713972; 43.3033444

Conical roofs characteristic of Yazidi sites mark the tomb of Şêx Adî in Lalish

Lalish (Kurdish: Laliş, also called [Lalişa Nûranî] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), is a small mountain valley situated in Duhok, Kurdistan. It is the location of the tomb of Şêx Adî, main figure of the Yazidi faith.

At least once in their lifetime Yazidi's are expected to make a six-day pilgrimage to Lalish to visit the tomb of Şêx Adî, and other sacred places. Yazidi's living in the region are expected to make a yearly pilgrimage to attend the autumn Feast of the Assembly, which is celebrated from 23 Aylūl to 1 Tašrīn I.