List of Yazidi holy places explained

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]
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 AdiSinjar, IraqLocated 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 TempleGüven (Bacin), TurkeyTemple in Güven, Midyat, Mardin Province, southeastern Turkey
Quba Haji Ali Temple Ba'adra, Iraq
Khiz Rahman ShrineBaadre, IraqShrine 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 FexraMağara (Kiwex), TurkeyQuba Xatuna Fexra (Temple of Khatuna Fekhra) in Mağara, İdil, Şırnak Province, southeastern Turkey. Dedicated to Khatuna Fekhra.
Quba Pire EwraSinjar, IraqQuba Pire Ewra ("Pir of the people") Temple in Sinjar, Iraq
Şexsê BatêBabira, IraqShrine of Shekhse Bate in Babera village, Iraq
Quba Sheikh MandSinjar, IraqShrine 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 TempleKhatarah, Iraq
Dughata TempleDughata, Iraq
Sreshka TempleSreshka, Iraq
Khoshaba TempleKhoshaba, IraqIn 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 ShrineSinjar, Iraq
Pire Zirav Temple The location of the tomb is near Zewa Mira of Xalta

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Five years on, Yazidis remember brutal Islamic State onslaught. 29 November 2020. Al Araby. 3 August 2019.
  2. News: Soguel. Dominique. World Middle East A sanctuary for Iraqi Yazidis – and a plea for Obama's intervention. August 13, 2014. The Christian Science Monitor. August 12, 2014.
  3. Web site: Outmanned And Outgunned, Fighters Defend Yazidi Shrine Against ISIS. NPR. 20 December 2020.
  4. Book: Elizabeth Schmermund. ISIS and the Yazidi Genocide in Iraq . Rosen Publishing Group. 2017. 9781508177319 . 19.
  5. News: 30 September 2019. World's Largest Yezidi Temple Opens in Armenia. Massis Post.
  6. News: Shamoian. Teimuraz. 18 June 2015. Yezidis of Georgia celebrate new temple in Tbilisi. Rudaw.
  7. Web site: Report: Destroying the soul of the Yazidis. Rashid International. 22 December 2020.
  8. Web site: After ISIS Genocide, Yazidis Need More Than Remembrance. United States Institute of Peace. 22 September 2021.
  9. News: Chmaytelli. Maher. 9 August 2017. Long wait for captive Yazidis' return spent rebuilding shrine in Iraq's Bashiqa. Reuters.
  10. News: 13 January 2018. Iraqi Yazidis celebrate restoration of temple destroyed by IS. Al Araby.
  11. News: Clancy. Levi. 7 December 2018. Roadside history: A cultural education along the Erbil-Duhok Highway. Kurdistan24.
  12. Web site: Mam Rashan Shrine. World Monuments Fund. 29 November 2020.
  13. Web site: Reconstruction of the Yazidi Mam Rashan shrine. International Alliance for the protection in heritage in conflict areas. 22 December 2020.