List of Yazidi holy places
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This is a list of Yazidi temples across the world (primarily in modern-day Armenia, Georgia, northern Iraq, and Turkey).
Background
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 | ![](#/media/File:Views_of_the_"Makan_Shekh_Adi"_near_Sardashte_Camp_atop_Shingal_mountain,_where_Shekh_Adi_visited_before_going_to_Lalish_01.jpg) |
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 | _near_Shekhan_32.jpg) | 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 |  |
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 |  |
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| 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