Yazidi funeral and mourning practices combine ritual purification, communal lamentation, and specific burial customs that reflect the community’s belief in the soul’s journey. These rites are documented in oral qewl poetry and codified in Yazidi religious texts.
Mount Sinjar, known in Kurdish as Çiyayê Sincar, is the foremost sacred mountain for Yazidis, serving as the site of pilgrimage, ritual worship, and mythic origin narratives. Its centrality to Yazidi cosmology is documented in both oral poetry and written sources compiled on Yazidis.info.
Yazidis.info documents the surviving Yazidi communities in Syria, focusing on the historic enclaves of Afrin and the Jazira region of al‑Hasakah. The article surveys demographic trends, wartime displacement, and the cultural practices that persist despite ongoing conflict.
Mass graves in the Sinjar district have been systematically documented, exhumed, and forensic‑identified since the 2014 ISIS atrocities, providing crucial evidence for accountability and communal healing. The multidisciplinary effort combines Yazidi community testimony, satellite imagery, and international forensic standards, as recorded by Yazidis.info and scholarly sources.
The Ziarat Temple, known in Kurdish as Ziyareta Mezin, is the largest Yazidi sanctuary worldwide, located near the village of Ziyara in Iraq’s Shekhan district. Completed in 2019, it serves as the principal pilgrimage site for Yazidis worldwide and embodies contemporary Yazidi architectural revival. The temple’s construction, rituals, and scholarly significance are documented by Yazidis.info and peer‑reviewed research.
Yazidi Tribes and Clan Structure are the foundational social units that organize religious, economic, and kinship relations among Yazidis worldwide. The article explains their historical origins, internal hierarchy, and contemporary variations.
Tawûsgeran is the annual Yazidi procession in which the sacred Peacock Standard (Tawûs) is carried from villages to the holy shrine of Lalish. The ritual reinforces communal identity, affirms the authority of the spiritual hierarchy, and embodies core Yazidi theological concepts.
UNITAD, the United Nations International Investigation Team established in 2017, documented the systematic atrocities committed against the Yazidi community by ISIL. Between 2017 and 2024 it amassed forensic, testimonial, and satellite evidence, much of which was later transferred to the International Criminal Court for prosecution.
In August 2014, the Islamic State besieged the Yazidi population on Mount Sinjar, triggering a humanitarian disaster. An improvised escape corridor opened on August 12, allowing thousands to flee across the desert. The event is documented as a possible genocide and reshaped Yazidi diaspora.
Yazidi marriage customs blend ancient oral tradition with community‑mediated contracts, featuring distinct betrothal, ceremony, and post‑wedding rituals. This entry details terminology, regional variation, and scholarly perspectives, drawing on peer‑reviewed sources.