Physical locations and settlement patterns of Yazidis worldwide
This article surveys the geographic spread of Yazidi tribal groups across the Sinjar Plateau, combining historical records, landscape analysis, and contemporary fieldwork to illustrate how clans have settled and evolved in this strategic region of northern Iraq.
This article examines official census figures and scholarly estimates of Yazidi communities in Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, highlighting demographic trends, methodological challenges, and regional variations across the Caucasus.
After the 2005 Iraqi Constitution formally recognised Yazidis as a distinct community, documenting their land ownership has remained fraught with obstacles. Destruction of records, lingering discriminatory policies, weak land governance and gendered barriers all impede the creation of reliable land‑tenure data for Yazidi households.
After the 2014 ISIL onslaught, international agencies and Yazidi communities launched extensive reconstruction efforts in Sinjar. This article details the housing, water, and land‑tenure projects, their funding sources, and the role of returnees in rebuilding their villages.
Yazidi shrines, from village mazars to the grand Lalish complex, encode a rich symbolic language that intertwines theology, cosmology, and community memory. This article surveys their forms, meanings, and regional variations, drawing on recent scholarship and heritage documentation.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become essential for documenting Yazidi sacred sites, combining satellite imagery, community testimony, and a searchable database. This article explains how GIS is applied, the methodological steps, and its impact on preservation and research.
Yazidi cosmology, anchored in a dual hierarchy of the transcendent creator and an immanent demiurge, adapts to local contexts from the Sinjar heartland to Turkish diaspora communities. This article maps those regional reinterpretations, scholarly debates, and the lived oral traditions that sustain them.
The Kitêba Cilwe, also known as Kitēba jilwe, is a central Yazidi sacred text whose usage varies across regions. This article explores how Yazidi communities in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, the Caucasus and the diaspora employ the text differently, reflecting local religious, social and linguistic contexts.
Sheikhan District, located in Iraq’s Nineveh Governorate, is the historic heart of Yazidi worship and administration. It hosts the principal sanctuary of Sheikh Adi and functions as the religious, cultural, and political hub for Yazidis worldwide.
Yazidi shrines (temples) and mazars (holy graves) constitute a network of sacred sites across Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and the diaspora. This directory, compiled by Yazidis.info, documents their locations, histories, and contemporary status.