List of Yazidi holy places

This is a list of Yazidi temples across the world. Yazidis are a peoples originally from the Sinjar region of Iraq, who claim an ancient history of over 4000 years.[1]

Name	Location	Image	Notes
Lalish temple	Niniveh province, 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]
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[3]
Mam Rashan Shrine	Mount Sinjar, Iraq		Temple dedicated to Mam Rashan, a saint associated with agriculture, rain, and the annual harvest.[4] The temple is estimated to date back to the 12th century.[5]
Sharfadin temple	Sinjar, Iraq		800 year old temple considered by Yazidis as one of the holiest places on earth.[6]
Quba Mere Diwane temple	Aknalich, Armenia		The world's largest Yazidi temple dedicate to the angel Melek Taus and the Seven Angels of Yazidi theology. The temple was consecrated in 2019.[7]
Quba Haji Ali shrine	Ba'adra, Iraq
Sultan Ezid Temple	Tbilisi, Georgia		Temple modelled on the Lalish temple, located in Tbilisi, Georgia. The temple was consecrated in 2015.[8]
Ziarat temple	Aknalich, Armenia		The first Yazidi temple in Armenia. The temple was consecrated in 2012.[7]
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		[11]
Shrine of Nishingaha Peroz	Ain Sifni, Iraq		[12]

See also

• Yazidism
• Yazidis

References

1. "Five years on, Yazidis remember brutal Islamic State onslaught". Al Araby. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
2. Soguel, Dominique (August 12, 2014). "World Middle East A sanctuary for Iraqi Yazidis – and a plea for Obama's intervention". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
3. Elizabeth Schmermund (2017). ISIS and the Yazidi Genocide in Iraq. p 19. 19: Rosen Publishing Group. p. 64. ISBN 9781508177319.CS1 maint: location (link)
4. "Mam Rashan Shrine". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
5. "Reconstruction of the Yazidi Mam Rashan shrine". International Alliance for the protection in heritage in confict areas. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
6. "Outmanned And Outgunned, Fighters Defend Yazidi Shrine Against ISIS". NPR. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
7. "World's Largest Yezidi Temple Opens in Armenia". Massis Post. 30 September 2019.
8. Shamoian, Teimuraz (18 June 2015). "Yezidis of Georgia celebrate new temple in Tbilisi". Rudaw.
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. "Report: Destroying the soul of the Yazidis" (PDF). Rashid International. Retrieved 22 December 2020.