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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]
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Lalish temple | Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Media related to
Yazidi shrines in Iraq at Wikimedia Commons
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the corresponding article in German. (September 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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Part of
a series on the
Yazidi religion Yazidism |
---|
![]() |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Lalish temple | Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Media related to
Yazidi shrines in Iraq at Wikimedia Commons