Aknalich (or Aknalitch, hy, Ակնալիճ; formerly, Aygherlich) 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 Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...
. The village is situated on a lake, after which it is named, to the east of
Metsamor
Metsamor ( hy, Մեծամոր, ), is a town and urban municipal community in the Armavir Province of Armenia. It is famous for being home to Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, the only nuclear plant in the Transcaucasian region. As of the ...
.
Aknalich village is the site of the only
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 ma ...
temple in Armenia. A new temple in the village known as
Quba Mere Diwane, opened in September 2019. It is the world's largest Yazidi Temple. The 25 meter tall temple was funded by Armenian-born, Russia-based Yezidi businessman Mirza Sloian.
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Gallery
File:Ayghr lake.jpg, Aknalich lake
File:Aknalitch, Yezids temple Ziarat - panoramio.jpg, Aknalich Yazidi Temple
See also
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Armavir Province
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Quba Mere Diwane
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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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Yazidis in Armenia
Yazidis in Armenia (; ku, Êzîdiyên Ermenistanê) are Yazidis who live in Armenia, where they form the largest ethnic minority. Yazidis settled in the territory of modern-day Armenia mainly in the 19th and early 20th centuries, fleeing relig ...
References
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World Gazetteer: Armenia – World-Gazetteer.com
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Populated places in Armavir Province
Yazidi holy places
Yazidi populated places in Armenia
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