This is a list of Yazidi temples across the world.
Yazidis are an ethnoreligious group who live predominantly in northern Iraq. Their religion is known as Yazidism.[1]
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] | ||
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. | ||
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 | ||
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. | ||
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 | The location of the tomb is near Zewa Mira of Xalta |