There is a Yazidi temple called Ziarat in the village of Aknalich in the region of Armavir. In September 2019, the largest Yazidi temple in the world called "Quba Mere Diwane", was opened in Aknalich, just a few meters from the Ziarat temple.

Jan 17, 2025 · Yazidi, member of a Kurdish religious minority found primarily in northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, and northern Syria.

Yazidi accounts of the creation differ significantly from those of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), since they are derived from the Ancient Mesopotamian and Indo-Iranian traditions; therefore, Yazidi cosmogony is closer to those of Ancient Iranian religions, Yarsanism, and Zoroastrianism.

The Yazidi genocide was perpetrated by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017. [1] [10] [11] It was characterized by massacres, genocidal rape, and forced conversions to Islam.

Mar 13, 2024 · Almost ten years after ISIS’ genocidal attack in northern Iraq, members of the Yazidi community still face challenges as they seek justice, reunite with family members and attempt to rebuild ...

Aug 11, 2014 · As thousands struggle to survive in the mountains and others press into Kurdish-held territory, Yazidi leaders warn of an existential threat to the long-persecuted group.

Jun 24, 2019 · Yazidism is considered by its adherents to be the oldest religion in the world and the first truly monotheistic faith. The Yazidi calendar states that the religion, as well as the universe, is almost 7,000 years old, which is 5,000 years older than the Gregorian Calendar and 1,000 years older than the Jewish calendar.

Feb 24, 2024 · The Yazidi people have appeared only briefly on the international media radar during the West's battle with ISIS. Their religious faith remains shrouded in mystery.

Today, Yazidi leaders fear they are facing their 73rd massacre. “Our entire religion is being wiped off the face of the Earth,” says Vian Dakhil, a Yazidi MP in Baghdad for the Kurdish ...

The Yazidi (also Yezidi) are a Kurdish ethnoreligious group with Iranian peoples roots, originally from Yazd province. They are a separate branch of the Abrahamic religion tree. Their religion blends monotheism with Zoroastrianism and the religions of ancient Mesopotamia .