Lalish temple complex

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Yazidi holy site religious building complex

The Lalish temple complex is the holiest pilgrimage site of the Yazidi faith, housing its most sacred shrines and religious ceremonies in northern Iraq.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Lalish Temple	2
Lalish temple complex canonical	1
Yazidi holy site of Lalish	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Yazidi holy site ⓘ religious building complex ⓘ
accessRule	non-Yazidis may be restricted from some inner sanctuaries ⓘ visitors must remove shoes before entering sacred precincts ⓘ
architecturalStyle	traditional Yazidi architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Baba Sheikh ⓘ Mîr of the Yazidis ⓘ Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ⓘ Yazidi spiritual leadership ⓘ
coordinateLocation	36.644°N 43.375°E ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus	important religious heritage site of Iraq ⓘ
hasPart	conical domed shrines ⓘ guest houses for pilgrims ⓘ main temple courtyard ⓘ sacred valley paths ⓘ
hasShrine	Kaniya Spî holy spring ⓘ Zamzam Well ⓘ surface form: Zamzam spring of Lalish Shrine of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ⓘ surface form: sanctuary of Sheikh Adi tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ⓘ
heritageProtection	protected by Yazidi religious authorities ⓘ
languageUsed	Arabic ⓘ Kurdish ⓘ
locatedIn	Lalish ⓘ surface form: Lalish valley Nineveh Governorate ⓘ northern Iraq ⓘ
locatedNear	Shekhan district ⓘ surface form: Shekhan District
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
nearbyCity	Duhok ⓘ Mosul ⓘ
pilgrimageEvent	Cejna Cemaiya (Feast of the Assembly) ⓘ surface form: Feast of the Assembly Jemaʿa autumn festival ⓘ New Year celebrations (Çarşema Sor) ⓘ
pilgrimageRequirement	Yazidis are expected to visit at least once in their lifetime ⓘ
region	Kurdistan Regional Government ⓘ surface form: Kurdistan Region of Iraq
religion	Yazidism ⓘ
roofFeature	conical spires ⓘ
sacredElement	eternal flame ⓘ holy springs ⓘ olive oil lamps ⓘ
significance	holiest site in Yazidism ⓘ primary Yazidi pilgrimage destination ⓘ
threatenedBy	regional conflicts in Iraq ⓘ
usedFor	baptism ceremonies ⓘ initiation rituals ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ veneration of Yazidi saints ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yazidism → centralSanctuary → Lalish temple complex ⓘ

Yazidis → holySite → Lalish temple complex ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lalish Temple

Shekhan district → containsReligiousSite → Lalish temple complex ⓘ

subject surface form: Shekhan District

this entity surface form: Lalish Temple

Cejna Cemaiya (Feast of the Assembly) → hasRitualContext → Lalish temple complex ⓘ

subject surface form: Cejna Cemaiya

this entity surface form: Yazidi holy site of Lalish