Lalish (Kurdish: لالش, romanized: Laliş, [1] [2] also known as Lalişa Nûranî) is a mountain valley [3] and temple [4] located in the Nineveh Plains, Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis. [5] It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, a central figure of the Yazidi faith. [6]

2023年8月3日 · Located 125km north-east of Erbil (the capital of Kurdistan, an autonomous region of northern Iraq), lies the hamlet-sized shrine complex of Lalish, the holiest site of Yazidism, an ancient...

2014年9月4日 · Lalish, in Iraq's northern Kurdish mountains, is to the Yazidis what Mecca is to Muslims, or what Jerusalem is to followers of the three great monotheistic faiths: Islam, Christianity, and...

Lalish is the holiest temple of practitioners of the Yazidi faith. Little is known about the Yazidi, their history, or their traditions, however, upon visiting Lalish I was given a warm welcome and a simple explanation of their beliefs and the importance of Lalish to the faith. Start planning here: A Quick Guide to Iraqi Kurdistan.

2018年7月18日 · Read about our visit to the town in Iraq where shoes are forbidden. The holy site of Lalish is so sacred in the Yazidi faith that everyone must go barefoot inside its walls.

2017年9月15日 · Middle East Eye recently visited Lalish in Nineveh governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. Here, 50km north of Mosul, lies the mausoleum of Sheikh Adi bin Musafir, the 12th-century founder of Yazidism. The...

2024年4月9日 · lalish Iraq. small mountain valley village situated in the Shekhan District of Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq The temple belongs to ancient times wherein many archaeologists and historians agree that the temple was a part of Sumerian and other ancient Mesopotamian civilizations,

Lalish is one of the most unique town in the world. It is the holiest place of the followers of Yazidi faith. Travelers and people intrested in getting to know the culture and religion of the Yazidis are welcome by the locals.

The spiritual centre of Lalish where the mausoleum of Sheikh Adi is found, is located at 36°46’18.4″N 43°18’09.8″E and 861 metres altitude, in the province of Nineveh. In Lalish, nature and architecture combined in one unique sacred space where every stone, every buliding and every plant has a spiritual meaning.

2023年1月1日 · The sanctuary of Lalish is located 35 kilometers north of Mosul. Even from some distance you can see the large conical roofs of the tombs typical of the Yazidi culture. The same structure, symbolizing the sun at the top, the rays along the surface of the cone and the earth at the base, is found in villages where a sheikh, a local religious ...