Diaspora community · Australia
Australia (Toowoomba & Wagga Wagga)
Yazidi communities resettled in regional Australian cities such as Toowoomba and Wagga Wagga.
Overview
About Australia (Toowoomba & Wagga Wagga)
Australia resettled a significant number of Yazidi survivors from 2015 onward, with regional cities including Toowoomba, Wagga Wagga, and Coffs Harbour becoming home to sizeable communities.
These communities are among the most recently established in the diaspora and have built up local associations and support networks.
Diaspora communities are described at the level of city or country. Estimates vary widely between sources, so ranges and named sources are preferred over single headline figures.
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Coordinates and external references
Coordinates are approximate and provided for orientation. They should be re-checked against an authoritative gazetteer before any operational use.
Source note
References for this place
This entry is an editorial synthesis of the references below, chosen for the place type. It reproduces no restricted or copyrighted text and should be expanded only after specialist review.
The Yezidis
Saqi, 2005, with later fieldwork on persecution, displacement, and ritual change. Used for contemporary community and displacement context.
The Religion of the Peacock Angel
Routledge, 2014. Reference for the Yazidis of the Caucasus — Armenia, Georgia, and the communities that spread into Russia.
“Yazidis i. General,” Encyclopaedia Iranica
Specialist overview of Yazidi history, geography, community, and identity across the homeland, the Caucasus, and the diaspora.