List of Yazidi holy places

This is a list of Yazidi temples across the world (primarily in modern-day Armenia, Georgia, northern Iraq, and Turkey).

Background

Yazidis are an ethnoreligious group who live predominantly in 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]
Shekhubekir (Şêxûbekir) temple	Rya Taza, Armenia		In December 2020, a Yezidi cleric from the Lalish holy site located in Iraq blessed a newly built temple named after Shekhubekir (Şêxûbekir) which is open to the public.
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		The location of the tomb is near Zewa Mira of Xalta

See also

Media related to Yazidi shrines in Iraq at Wikimedia Commons

• List of Yazidi holy figures
• List of Yazidi settlements

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. "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. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. 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.