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Yazidi Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority group who are indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. The majo ...
settlements in
Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
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Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
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Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
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Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...
, including both current and historical Yazidi settlements. Historically, Yazidis lived primarily in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria. However, events since the end of the 20th century have resulted in considerable demographic shifts in these areas as well as mass emigration. Today, the majority of the Yazidis live in Iraq and are particularly concentrated in the Nineveh Plains and
Sinjar Sinjar ( ar, سنجار, Sinjār; ku, شنگال, translit=Şingal, syr, ܫܝܓܪ, Shingar) is a town in the Sinjar District of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located about five kilometers south of the Sinjar Mountains. Its p ...
areas in the
Nineveh Governorate Nineveh Governorate ( ar, محافظة نينوى, syr, ܗܘܦܪܟܝܐ ܕܢܝܢܘܐ, Hoparkiya d’Ninwe, ckb, پارێزگای نەینەوا, Parêzgeha Neynewa), also known as Ninawa Governorate, is a governorate in northern Iraq. It has an ...
in northern Iraq.


Iraq

The following settlements in Iraq are currently inhabited by Yazidis:


Duhok Governorate

Duhok District , native_name_lang = ckb , other_name = قضاء دهوك , type = District , image_skyline = File:Dahukdistricts.jpg , image_size = , image_alt = , image_captio ...
* Duhok
Simele District Simele District ( ku, قەزای سێمێل, Qezaya Sêmêl, ar-at, قضاء سميل, qaḍāʾ Sumail) is a district of Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The administrative centre is Simele. Subdistricts The district has the follow ...
*Chigan * Dayrabun *
Faysh Khabur Faysh Khabur ( ar, فيشخابور, ku, پێشابوور, translit=Pêşabûr Syriac: ܦܝܫ ܚܒܘܪ) is a town on the northwestern edge of the Kurdistan Region in the Zakho District of Duhok Governorate of Iraq. It is named after the Khabur Ri ...
*Girepan (Gerepane, Gir Pahn, Girebun, Grepan) *Gutba *Kabartu (Kebertu, Kibrtu) *
Khanke Khanke (also written Khanik or Khanek , ku, خانکێ, translit=Xankê) is a town located in the Simele District of the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan region. The town is located ca. southwest of Dohuk. Khanke is populated by Yazidis ...
(Khanek, Khanik, Xanke) *Kharshina (Kharshani, Kharshnya, Khirschnia, Khurshinah, Xershenya) *Klebadir (Galebader, Kelebadre, Qalat Bardi, Qaleba'drê) *Mam Shivan (Mem Shivan, Mam Shuwan, Mamshivan, Mamshuwan) * Qesr Êzdîn *Rubaidiya (Rubaydiyah) * Sharya (Shaira, Shaire, Shariya) *Sheikh Xadr (Schekh Khadir, Shayk Adarah, Shekh Khdir, Shexedra) * Simele (Simel, Semel, Semil, Sumail, Sumel) *Sina (Sîna, Sena, Sini) *Surka *Zayniyat
Zakho District Zakho District ( ku, قەزای زاخۆ, Qezaya Zaxo, ar-at, قضاء زاخو, qaḍāʾ Zāḫū) is a district in northwestern Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city of Zakho is the administrative center An administrat ...
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Zakho Zakho, also spelled Zaxo ( ku, زاخۆ, Zaxo, syr, ܙܵܟ݂ܘܿ, Zākhō, , ) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, at the centre of the eponymous Zakho District of the Dohuk Governorate, located a few kilometers from the Iraq–Turkey bo ...


Nineveh Governorate

Al-Hamdaniya District , settlement_type =District , image_skyline =File:Ninevehdistricts.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption =Al-Hamdaniyah district (light green) in Ninawa , pushpin_map = Iraq , pushpin_label_position = ...
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Bahzani Bahzani ( ku, به‌حزانی, translit=Bahzanê, ar, بحزاني), literally from the Syriac words meaning "House of treasure," is a town located in the Al-Hamdaniya District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. Population The town ...
(Behzani, Bahzan, Behzan, Behzane) *
Bashiqa Bashiqa ( ku, بەعشیقە, translit=Başîqa; ar, بعشيقة, translit=Ba'shīqah; syr, ܒܥܫܝܩܐ) is a town situated at the heart of the Nineveh plain, between Mosul and Sheikhan, on the edges of Mount Maqlub. The urban area of Bashi ...
(Bashiqe, Bashika, Bashiqah)
Mosul District , settlement_type = District , image_skyline = File:Ninevehdistricts.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption = Mosul District (tan) in Nineveh Governorate , pushpin_map ...
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Mosul Mosul ( ar, الموصل, al-Mawṣil, ku, مووسڵ, translit=Mûsil, Turkish: ''Musul'', syr, ܡܘܨܠ, Māwṣil) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. The city is considered the second large ...
*Kanisan
Shekhan District The Shekhan District (, ku, قەزای شێخان, Qeza Şêxan) is a district in the Nineveh Governorate with its capital at Ain Sifni. It is bordered by the Amadiya and Dahuk Districts of the Dahuk Governorate to the north, the Akre Distr ...
*Atrush (Atrus) *
Baadre Baadre (also written Ba'adra, Badra or Bathra, ( ar, باعدرة/باعذرة, ku, باعەدرێ, translit=Baedrê) is a town located in the Shekhan District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The town is located in the Nineveh Plain ...
(Baadra, Ba‘adra, Baadhre, Badra, Badre, Baedra, Bathra) *Beristek (Bêristek, Berstak) *Esiyan (Esian, Êsiya) * Eyn Sifni (Ain Sifni, Ayn Sifni, Sheikhan) *Gabara (Kabara) *Jarwana *Kendali (Kandala, Qandal) *
Lalish Lalish ( ku, لالش, translit=Laliş, also known as Lalişa Nûranî) is a mountain valley and temple in Shekhan, Duhok Governorate in Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis. It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, ...
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Mahad Mahad ( əɦaːɖ is a city in Raigad district (formerly Kulaba district) situated in the North Konkan region of Maharashtra state, India. It is located from District's headquarter Alibag, and from Mumbai, the state capital of Maharash ...
*Mahmudah *Mom Reshan (Mamme Rashan, Mamrashan) *Musakan (Mûsekan) *Shariya (Scharia, Sharia)
Sinjar District The Sinjar District or the Shingal District (, ku, قەزای شنگال ,Qeza Şingal) is a district of the Nineveh Governorate. The district seat is the town of Sinjar. The district has two subdistricts, al-Shemal and al-Qayrawan. The district ...
*Adika (Adikah) *Alidina (Aldina, Aldinah) *Bakhalif (Bakhulayf) *Bara (Barah) *Barana * Borek *Chilmera *
Dohula Dohula (also written Duhola or Dohla, ar, دهولا; ku, دوهۆلا, translit=Dohula, also known in Arabic as ''Qadisiyah'') is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located north ...
* Dugure *Gabara (Qabara) *
Gir Zerk Gir Zerk ( ar, العدنانية; ku, گرزه‌رک, translit=Gir Zerik, also known in Arabic as ''al-Adnaniyah'') is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located south of the S ...
(Girezarka, Kuri Zarqah) * Gohbal *Gunde *Halayqi (Halayqiya, Halayqiyya) * Hardan *Jaddala (Jidala, Jaddalah, Jidale) *Jafri (Chafari, Jafariya, Jafriyan, Jafriyya) *
Kahtaniya Til Ezer ( ku, تل ئه‌زه‌ر, translit=Tel Ezêr, ar, القحطانية, also known in Arabic as ''al-Qaḥṭānīya'' or ''Qahtaniyah'', also spelled ''Giruzer, Kar Izir, Kahtaniya'') is a village located in the Sinjar District of the ...
*Karsi (Karse) *
Khana Sor Khana Sor (also written Khanasor, ku, خاناسۆر, translit=Xanasor, ar, خانصور, meaning: ''red house'') is a town located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The town is located north of the Sinjar Mount. It bel ...
(Khanasor, Khana Sur, Khanesor) * Kocho *Kulakan (Kulkan) *Mamise (Mamisi) *Markan (Mahirkan, Merkan, Mihirkan, Mirkhan) *Maynuniyya (Majnuniya, Majnuniyya, Majnuniyah) *Milik (Malik) *Nakhse Awaj (Nahisat Awj) *
Qiniyeh Qiniyeh ( ku, Qînîçê) is a village in the Sinjar District, southern of the Sinjar Mountains in the Nineveh Governorate in Iraq. It is populated by Yazidis and gained international fame in 2014 through the genocide of the Islamic State on the ...
*Quwesa (Quwasi) *Rubaidiya *Sakiniyya (Sakiniya, Sukainiya, Sukayniyah, Sikeniye) *Samuqa (Zamukhah) *Shamika *Siba *
Siba Sheikh Khidir Siba Sheikh Khidir ( ku, سیبا شێخ خدر, translit=Sîba Şêx Xidir, ar, الجزيرة, translit=al-Jazirah, also ''Jazira'' or ''Jazeera'') is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is lo ...
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Sinjar Sinjar ( ar, سنجار, Sinjār; ku, شنگال, translit=Şingal, syr, ܫܝܓܪ, Shingar) is a town in the Sinjar District of the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located about five kilometers south of the Sinjar Mountains. Its p ...
*Jazeera * Jazirah Sinuni (Sinone, Sinune) *
Tal Banat Tal Banat (also written Tel Benat, ar, تل بنات; ku, ته‌ل به‌نات, translit=Tel Benat, also known in Arabic as ''al-Waleed'') is a village located in the Sinjar District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located s ...
* Tal Qasab *Taraf (Taraf Jundik, Teraf) *Wardi (Wardiya, Wardiyya, Wardiyah) *Yusafan (Yusufan) *Zerwan (Zarwan, Zeravan, Zirawan) * Zorava (Zorafa, Zarafah)
Tel Kaif District , ar, تل كيف , image_skyline = File:Ninevehdistricts.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption = Tel Kaif District (blue) in Ninawa , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , pushp ...
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Babirah Babirah ( ar, بابيرة, ku, بابیرێ, translit=Babîrê) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located ca. southwest of Telskuf in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the ...
* Bozan *
Beban Beban ( ar, بيبان, ku, بێبان, translit=Bêban) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located southeast of Alqosh in the Nineveh Plains. It belongs to the disputed ter ...
*Daka (Dakan, Dekan) *
Dughata Dughata (also written Doghata, Dughat, Doghan or Dokhata, ar, دوغات; ku, دۆخاتا, translit=Doxata) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. The village is located ca. south of Alqosh a ...
(Doghati, Doghan) *Jawhariyah (Jarahi, Jarahiya, Jarhiyah) *Kersaf (Kar Saf) *
Khatarah Khatarah ( ar, ختاره, ku, خه‌تارێ, translit=Xetarê, alternatively spelled Khatare or Hatarah) is a town located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in northern Iraq. It is located north of Mosul in the Nineveh Plai ...
(Khetara, Hatara) *Khorzan (Khursan) *
Khoshaba Khoshaba (also written Khawshaba, ar, خوشابا; ku, خۆشابا, translit=Xoşaba) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located ca. southeast of Alqosh and ca. northeast of Tel ...
* Shêkhka *
Sreshka Sreshka (also written Srechka, Sireshka, Sireshkan or Srejka, ar, سريجكا, ku, Sireshkan) is a village located in the Tel Kaif District of the Ninawa Governorate in Iraq. The village is located ca. south of Alqosh and ca. north of Telsk ...
(Sireski, Sireshkan) *Taftyan (Taftian, Tiftijan) *
Tel Keppe Tel Keppe ( syr, ܬܸܠ ܟܹܐܦܹܐ ', ar, تل كيف ', alternatively spelled Tel Kaif or Telkef) is an Assyrian town in northern Iraq. It is located in the Nineveh Governorate, less than 8 mi (13 km) northeast of Mosul.Welcome to Te ...


Turkey


Historical and current Yazidi settlements in Turkey


Syria


Armenia

The majority of Yazidi villages are located in western Armenia, in
Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported ...
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Armavir Province Armavir ( hy, wikt:Արմավիր, Արմավիր, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the n ...
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Kotayk Province Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province o ...
. Below are towns and villages in Armenia with Yazidi population (majority and minority) organized by province, as listed in Omarkhali (2017: 35):


Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the western part of the country. The capital and largest city of the province is the town of Ashtarak. The Statistical Committee of Armenia reported ...

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* Avshen * Ortachia *
Alagyaz Alagyaz ( hy, Ալագյազ; ku, Elegez, until 1938, Mets Dzhamshlu, Bol'shoy Dzhamushli, Dzhamushlu Bol'shoy, Dzhamushli, Mets Jamyshlu, and Mets Jamshlu) is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Most of the population are Yazidis a ...
* Dzhamushlu *
Rya Taza Rya Taza ( hy, Ռյա Թազա) or ''Ria Taza'' ( ku, Ria Taza, translation, New way) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. It was formerly known as ''Kondakhsaz'' or known by locals as ''Qundesaz''. Mo ...
* Mirak *
Shenkani Shenkani ( hy, Շենկանի) is a village in the Alagyaz Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is mostly populated by Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking en ...
* Sangyar ;North-central Aragatsotn *
Aragats Mount Aragats ( hy, Արագած, ) is an isolated four-peaked volcano massif in Armenia. Its northern summit, at above sea level, is the highest point of the Lesser Caucasus and Armenia. It is also one of the highest points in the Armenian Hi ...
* Shenavan *
Zovuni Zovuni ( hy, Զովունի), is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located just north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2019 census, the population of the village is 6251.Ashtarak Ashtarak (Armenian language, Armenian: ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of ...
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Proshyan Proshyan ( hy, Պռոշյան), is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. See also *Kotayk Province Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capita ...
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Ilanchalan Artashavan ( hy, Արտաշավան; formerly, Ilanchalan), is a village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. In the village to the northeast, is the restored 7th-century Surp Amenaprkich Church. The villages of Lusaghbyur and Nigatun are also ...
* Sagmosavan * Nazyrvan * Bazmakhpyur *
Ghazaravan Ghazaravan ( hy, Ղազարավան) is a village in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Wes ...
;West-central Aragatsotn *
Avtona Metsadzor ( hy, Մեծաձոր) is a village in the Metsadzor Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. Most inhabitants are Yezidi Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous m ...
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Dian Dian may refer to: Places * Dian Kingdom, ancient kingdom in modern Yunnan province, China * ''Diān'' (滇), an official abbreviation for Yunnan province * Lake Dian, a lake in Yunnan * Dian, Armenia, a village * People * Dian (given name), a lis ...
* Baysyz *Aynali * Shamiram * Kalakut *
Verkhniy Kalakut Verin Kalakut (also, Verkhniy Kalakut), is an abandoned settlement in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. See also *Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the weste ...
;Southwestern Aragatsotn *
Talin Talin may refer to: Places * Talin, Armenia, a city * Tálín, a municipality and village in the Czech Republic *Tallinn, capital of Estonia * Talin, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province *Talin, Syria, a village in Tartus Governorate Other ...
* Pirmalak *
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* Kabakhtapa *
Arteni Arteni ( hy, Արտենի;) is a town in the Aragatsotn province of Armenia. The town contains a wine factory. See also *Aragatsotn Province Aragatsotn ( hy, Արագածոտն, ) is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located in the ...
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Gyalto Kanch ( hy, Կանչ) is a village in the Arevut Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia. The town is mostly populated by Yezidi Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous mi ...
* Sabunchi *
Sorik Sorik ( hy, Սորիկ) is a village in the Arevut Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, mostly populated by Yazidis Yazidis or Yezidis (; ku, ئێزیدی, translit=Êzidî) are a Kurmanji-speaking endogamous minority gro ...
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Akko Acre ( ), known locally as Akko ( he, עַכּוֹ, ''ʻAkō'') or Akka ( ar, عكّا, ''ʻAkkā''), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel. The city occupies an important location, sitting in a natural harb ...
(Hako) * Getap


Kotayk Province Kotayk ( hy, Կոտայք, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. It is located at the central part of the country. Its capital is Hrazdan and the largest city is Abovyan. It is named after the Kotayk canton of the historic Ayrarat province o ...

* Dzhrarat *
Dzhraber Jraber ( hy, Ջրաբեր, also Romanized as Dzhraber and Djraber; formerly, Nikolayevka) is a town in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. The village has a Kurdish minority (including Yazidis). See also *Kotayk Province Kotayk ( hy, Կոտա ...
* Nor Gekhi * Elar (now
Abovyan Abovyan or Abovian ( hy, Աբովյան), is a town and urban municipal community in Armenia within the Kotayk Province. It is located northeast of Yerevan and southeast of the province centre Hrazdan. As of the 2011 census, the population of t ...
) * Nor Gyugh * Zar * Dzhrvezh * Arindzh


Ararat Province Ararat ( hy, Արարատ, ), is a province ('' marz'') of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is the town of Artashat. The province is named after the biblical Mount Ararat. It is bordered by Turkey from the west and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan ...

* Masis * Mehmandar * Getashen ( Getazat) * Artashat * Bagramyan * Verin Kurdkend (now Norashen) * Ararat *
Zovuni Zovuni ( hy, Զովունի), is a major village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia, located just north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2019 census, the population of the village is 6251.Geghanist


Armavir Province Armavir ( hy, wikt:Արմավիր, Արմավիր, ), is a administrative divisions of Armenia, province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount Ararat from the south and Mount Aragats from the n ...

*Karaburun *
Lukashin Lukashin ( hy, Լուկաշին; formerly, Imeni Mikoyana), is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asi ...
* Bambakashat * Amasiya * Berkashat * Pshatavan *
Arevik Arevik ( hy, Արևիկ; formerly, Agdzharkh and Aghja-Arkh) is a town in the Armavir province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia ...
* Igdalu *
Arazap Arazap ( hy, Արազափ) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. See also *Armavir Province Armavir ( hy, Արմավիր, ), is a province (''marz'') in the western part of Armenia. Located in the Ararat plain dominated by Mount A ...
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Margara Bridge over Arax at Margara in 1925. Margara ( hy, Մարգարա, also Romanized as Markara; formerly Margara-Gök) is a town in the Armavir Province of Armenia. Margara is the closest border crossing to Turkey from Yerevan, though at present ...
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Nizhniy Karkhun Araks ( hy, Արաքս), known as Nerkin Karkhun and Sharifabad until 1946, is a village in the eastern part of the Armavir Province of Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the ...
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Araks , az, Araz, fa, ارس, tr, Aras The Aras (also known as the Araks, Arax, Araxes, or Araz) is a river in the Caucasus. It rises in eastern Turkey and flows along the borders between Turkey and Armenia, between Turkey and the Nakhchivan excl ...
* Apaga *
Arshaluys Arshaluys ( hy, Արշալույս, until 1935 ''Kyorpalu'') is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is located 14 km north-east from the regional center. It is located on the right bank of the Kasagh River. The city is about 19 km fr ...
* Samaghar *
Shahumyan Shahumyan Province ( hy, Շահումյան, Shahumyan, also spelled ''Shaumyan'' and ''Shahumian'') is a claimed province of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, ''de jure'' part of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The capital of the province was K ...
* Argavand *
Ayarlu Lernamerdz ( hy, Լեռնամերձ, also Romanized as Lernamerts; formerly, Ayarlu) is an Armenian village of 400 people in Armavir Province that still follows Soviet communism, even after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Prior to 1991, yea ...
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Oshakan Oshakan ( hy, Օշական) is a major village in the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia located 8 kilometers southwest from Ashtarak. It is well known to historians and pilgrims of the Armenian Apostolic Church as the site of the grave of Mesrop Mas ...
* Aygeshat


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List of Yazidi holy places This is a list of Yazidi temples across the world. Background Yazidis are an ethnoreligious group who live predominantly in northern Iraq. Their religion is known as Yazidism. List See also * List of Yazidi saints * List of Yazidi settlem ...
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Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL A genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State was carried out in the Sinjar area of northern Iraq in the mid-2010s. The genocide led to the expulsion, flight and effective exile of the Yazidis. Thousands of Yazidi women and girls were forced i ...
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Sinjar massacre The Sinjar massacre () marked the beginning of the genocide of Yazidis by ISIL, the killing and abduction of thousands of Yazidi men, women and children. It took place in August 2014 in Sinjar city and Sinjar District in Iraq's Nineveh Governora ...
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Sinjar Alliance The Ezidkhan Command for Liberating Sinjar ( ku, Fermandariya Êzîdxana Ji Bo Rizgariya Şengalê), known as the Sinjar Alliance ( ku, Fermandariya Hevbeş a Şengalê, i.e. ''Sinjar Joint Command''), is a joint command of two - initially three - ...


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