Yazidi temples
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Yazidi temples are sacred religious sites where the Yazidi community conducts its distinctive rituals, prayers, and veneration of holy figures.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
place of worship
ⓘ
religious building type ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Melek Taus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFigure | Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedStructure |
Yazidi cemeteries
ⓘ
Yazidi shrines ⓘ |
| centralSanctuary | Lalish temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
center of Yazidi communal life
ⓘ
symbol of Yazidi religious identity ⓘ |
| dressCode | modest clothing required for entry ⓘ |
| entryPractice | removal of shoes before entering sacred areas ⓘ |
| feature |
colorful cloths tied to sacred places
ⓘ
conical domes ⓘ courtyards for communal gatherings ⓘ oil lamps and candles ⓘ sacred springs or water sources ⓘ tombs of saints ⓘ white stone or plaster exteriors ⓘ |
| function |
site of initiation rituals
ⓘ
site of pilgrimage ⓘ site of prayer ⓘ site of religious festivals ⓘ site of vows and offerings ⓘ |
| genderPractice | areas with gender-specific access in some temples ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | some sites recognized as cultural heritage in Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Armenia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dohuk Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi Kurdistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nineveh Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinjar region NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ Yazidi diaspora communities ⓘ |
| material |
local stone
ⓘ
plaster ⓘ |
| orientation | often oriented toward sacred sites such as Lalish ⓘ |
| pilgrimageEvent | annual Feast of the Assembly at Lalish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibition | non-Yazidis sometimes restricted from inner sanctuaries ⓘ |
| religion | Yazidism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restorationEffort | rebuilding after attacks by extremist groups ⓘ |
| ritual |
circumambulation of shrines
ⓘ
lighting of oil lamps ⓘ offering of sacrifices ⓘ recitation of sacred hymns ⓘ veneration of holy figures ⓘ |
| symbolism | domes symbolizing connection between earth and heaven ⓘ |
| threat | destruction and damage during conflicts in Iraq and Syria ⓘ |
| usedBy | Yazidis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.