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This is a list of Yazidi temples across the world.

Background

Yazidis are an ethnoreligious group who live predominantly in northern Iraq. Their religion is known as Yazidism.[1]

List

Name Location Image Notes
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 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 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
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 Quba Xatuna Fexra (Temple of Khatuna Fekhra) in Mağara, İdil, Şırnak Province, southeastern Turkey. Dedicated to Khatuna Fekhra.
Quba Pire Ewra Sinjar, Iraq Quba Pire Ewra ("Pir of the people") Temple in Sinjar, Iraq
Şexsê Batê Babira, Iraq Shrine of Shekhse Bate in Babera village, Iraq
Quba Sheikh Mand Sinjar, Iraq Shrine in the southern part of Sinjar, Iraq. Dedicated to Sheikh Mand.
Shrine of Nishingaha Peroz Ain Sifni, Iraq Ezidi shrine of Nishingaha Peroz near Ain Sifni, Duhok Governorate.[7]
Khatarah Temple 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 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
Pire Zirav Temple Cinerya, Turkey Yazidi temple in a cemetery in Cinerya The location of the tomb is near Zewa Mira of Xalta

See also

Media related to Yazidi shrines in Iraq at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "Five years on, Yazidis remember brutal Islamic State onslaught". Al Araby. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Outmanned And Outgunned, Fighters Defend Yazidi Shrine Against ISIS". NPR. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ Elizabeth Schmermund (2017). ISIS and the Yazidi Genocide in Iraq. Rosen Publishing Group. p. 19. ISBN 9781508177319.
  5. ^ a b "World's Largest Yezidi Temple Opens in Armenia". Massis Post. 30 September 2019.
  6. ^ Shamoian, Teimuraz (18 June 2015). "Yezidis of Georgia celebrate new temple in Tbilisi". Rudaw.
  7. ^ "Report: Destroying the soul of the Yazidis" (PDF). Rashid International. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. ^ "After ISIS Genocide, Yazidis Need More Than Remembrance". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  9. ^ Chmaytelli, Maher (9 August 2017). "Long wait for captive Yazidis' return spent rebuilding shrine in Iraq's Bashiqa". Reuters.
  10. ^ "Iraqi Yazidis celebrate restoration of temple destroyed by IS". Al Araby. 13 January 2018.
  11. ^ Clancy, Levi (7 December 2018). "Roadside history: A cultural education along the Erbil-Duhok Highway". Kurdistan24.
  12. ^ "Mam Rashan Shrine". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Reconstruction of the Yazidi Mam Rashan shrine". International Alliance for the protection in heritage in conflict areas. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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