List of Yazidi holy places
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This is a list of Yazidi temples across the world.
Background[edit]
Yazidis are an ethnoreligious group who live predominantly in northern Iraq. Their religion is known as Yazidism.[1]
List[edit]
| Name | Location | Image | Notes |
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| Lalish temple | Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |  |
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 |  |
Considered one of the holiest of Yazidi temples, located on the highest peak in Sinjar mountains, Iraq[4] |
| Makan Sheikh Adi | Sinjar, Iraq | 
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Located near Sardashte Camp on top of Mount Sinjar, where Shekh Adi visited before going to Lalish. |
| Ziarat temple | Aknalich, Armenia |  |
Ziarat or Ziyarat temple is the first Yazidi temple in Armenia. It literally means "Pilgrimage Temple." The temple was consecrated in 2012.[5] |
| Quba Mêrê Dîwanê temple | Aknalich, Armenia |  |
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 | 
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Temple in Güven, Midyat, Mardin Province, southeastern Turkey |
| Quba Haji Ali Temple | Ba'adra, Iraq |  |
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| Khiz Rahman Shrine | Baadre, Iraq | 
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Shrine of Khiz Rahman in Baadre |
| Sultan Ezid Temple | Tbilisi, Georgia |  |
Temple modelled on the Lalish temple, located in Tbilisi, Georgia. The temple was consecrated in 2015.[6] |
| Quba Xatuna Fexra | Mağara (Kiwex), Turkey | 
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Quba Xatuna Fexra (Temple of Khatuna Fekhra) in Mağara, İdil, Şırnak Province, southeastern Turkey. Dedicated to Khatuna Fekhra. |
| Quba Pire Ewra | Sinjar, Iraq | 
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Quba Pire Ewra ("Pir of the people") Temple in Sinjar, Iraq |
| Şexsê Batê | Babira, Iraq | 
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Shrine of Shekhse Bate in Babera village, Iraq |
| Quba Sheikh Mand | Sinjar, Iraq | 
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Shrine in the southern part of Sinjar, Iraq. Dedicated to Sheikh Mand. |
| Shrine of Nishingaha Peroz | Ain Sifni, Iraq | _near_Shekhan_32.jpg) |
Ezidi shrine of Nishingaha Peroz near Ain Sifni, Duhok Governorate.[7] |
| Khatarah Temple | Khatarah, Iraq | 
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| Dughata Temple | Dughata, Iraq | 
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| Sreshka Temple | Sreshka, Iraq | 
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| Khoshaba Temple | Khoshaba, Iraq | 
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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 in 2014.[9][10] |
| Shrine of Mohamed Rashan | Bardarash, Iraq |  |
Shrine part of Yazidi temple complex on a mountainside facing the Erbil-Duhok road.[11] Dedicated to Mehmed Reshan. |
| Mam Rashan Shrine | Mount Sinjar, Iraq |  |
Temple dedicated to Mam Rashan, a saint associated with agriculture, rain, and the annual harvest.[12] The temple is estimated to date back to the 12th century.[13] Dedicated to Mehmed Reshan. |
| Shebl Qasim Shrine | Sinjar, Iraq | 
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| Pire Zirav Temple | Cinerya, Turkey | 
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The location of the tomb is near Zewa Mira of Xalta |
See also[edit]
Media related to Yazidi shrines in Iraq at Wikimedia Commons
References[edit]
- ^ "Five years on, Yazidis remember brutal Islamic State onslaught". Al Araby. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Soguel, Dominique (12 August 2014). "World Middle East A sanctuary for Iraqi Yazidis – and a plea for Obama's intervention". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Outmanned And Outgunned, Fighters Defend Yazidi Shrine Against ISIS". NPR. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ Elizabeth Schmermund (2017). ISIS and the Yazidi Genocide in Iraq. Rosen Publishing Group. p. 19. ISBN 9781508177319.
- ^ a b "World's Largest Yezidi Temple Opens in Armenia". Massis Post. 30 September 2019.
- ^ Shamoian, Teimuraz (18 June 2015). "Yezidis of Georgia celebrate new temple in Tbilisi". Rudaw.
- ^ "Report: Destroying the soul of the Yazidis" (PDF). Rashid International. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "After ISIS Genocide, Yazidis Need More Than Remembrance". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Chmaytelli, Maher (9 August 2017). "Long wait for captive Yazidis' return spent rebuilding shrine in Iraq's Bashiqa". Reuters.
- ^ "Iraqi Yazidis celebrate restoration of temple destroyed by IS". Al Araby. 13 January 2018.
- ^ Clancy, Levi (7 December 2018). "Roadside history: A cultural education along the Erbil-Duhok Highway". Kurdistan24.
- ^ "Mam Rashan Shrine". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Reconstruction of the Yazidi Mam Rashan shrine". International Alliance for the protection in heritage in conflict areas. Retrieved 22 December 2020.