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Lalish
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Lalish is a mountain valley and temple located in the Nineveh Plains, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis. It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, a c
Conical roofs over the tomb of Şêx Adî in Lalish
Conical roofs over the tomb of Şêx Adî in Lalish
Pilgrims and worshippers at the shrine of Xatûna Fexra in Lalish, with the Micewir of the shrine, Sheikh Mirza (second from left), mid-2019.
Pilgrims and worshippers at the shrine of Xatûna Fexra in Lalish, with the Micewir of the shrine, Sheikh Mirza (second from left), mid-2019.
Shrine of Shekh Shems, saint of the Sun, at Lalish
Shrine of Shekh Shems, saint of the Sun, at Lalish
Yazidi genocide
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The Yazidi genocide also known as the 74th firman by Yazidis, was perpetrated by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017. It was characterized by massacres, genocidal rape, and force
Lalish
…Musafir, a central figure of the Yazidi faith. The temple is above the town of Shekhan, which had the second largest population of Yazidi prior to the persecution of Yazidis by ISIL. The temple is about sixty kilometers north of Mosul and 14 kilometers west from the village Ayn Sifna. The temple is built at about 861 meters above…
Left-to-right from top: Yazidi refugees receiving support from the International Rescue Committee; American relief worker of USAID conversing with Ira
Left-to-right from top: Yazidi refugees receiving support from the International Rescue Committee; American relief worker of USAID conversing with Iraqi locals near Sinjar; packaged bundles of water inside of a C-17 Globemaster III prior to an emergency airdrop by the United States Air Force.
A Yazidi mass grave in the Sinjar region in 2015
A Yazidi mass grave in the Sinjar region in 2015
The ruins of Sinjar in July 2019 after the invasion of the Islamic State
The ruins of Sinjar in July 2019 after the invasion of the Islamic State
Defend International provided humanitarian aid to Yazidi refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan in December 2014.
Defend International provided humanitarian aid to Yazidi refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan in December 2014.