The Ministry of culture of Iraq intends to add Saint Lalish to the UNESCO world heritage list

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Read: 2415     12:30     05 Март 2020    

The Minister of culture, Abdul Amir al-Hamdani, announced the inclusion of the Yazidi temple of Saint Lalish in the list of cultural sites that Iraq intends to add to the UNESCO world heritage list.

"The Lalish temple, which is the location of the Supreme Spiritual Council of Yazidis, located 60 km Northwest of Mosul, has been added to the preliminary list of world heritage sites, which the Ministry intends to transfer to UNESCO," the Iraqi culture Minister said.

Lalish is the main Shrine and place of pilgrimage for Yazidis. The temple is located in the North of Iraq in the Sheikhan district. In the temple there is a sacred source of Kania SPI (White stream), in the waters of which children and adults are washed.

Every year, in October, the festival of pilgrimage of Aida Jamaya is celebrated in Lalish, which lasts a week . During these seven days, Yazidis from all over the world make pilgrimages to Holy places. During this time, festive services and processions are performed. According to the Yazidi religion, every Yazidi, whenever possible, should make a pilgrimage to Lalish at least once in his life.

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The Ministry of culture of Iraq intends to add Saint Lalish to the UNESCO world heritage list

2020/03/78098-1583390725.jpg
Read: 2416     12:30     05 Март 2020    

The Minister of culture, Abdul Amir al-Hamdani, announced the inclusion of the Yazidi temple of Saint Lalish in the list of cultural sites that Iraq intends to add to the UNESCO world heritage list.

"The Lalish temple, which is the location of the Supreme Spiritual Council of Yazidis, located 60 km Northwest of Mosul, has been added to the preliminary list of world heritage sites, which the Ministry intends to transfer to UNESCO," the Iraqi culture Minister said.

Lalish is the main Shrine and place of pilgrimage for Yazidis. The temple is located in the North of Iraq in the Sheikhan district. In the temple there is a sacred source of Kania SPI (White stream), in the waters of which children and adults are washed.

Every year, in October, the festival of pilgrimage of Aida Jamaya is celebrated in Lalish, which lasts a week . During these seven days, Yazidis from all over the world make pilgrimages to Holy places. During this time, festive services and processions are performed. According to the Yazidi religion, every Yazidi, whenever possible, should make a pilgrimage to Lalish at least once in his life.

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Tags: #yazidisinfo   #ezidi   #aboutyezidi   #unesco