Diaspora community · Germany
Bielefeld
A city in North Rhine-Westphalia that is a focal point for Yazidi organisations in Germany.
Overview
About Bielefeld
Bielefeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, is a significant centre of the German Yazidi diaspora and a base for several community and advocacy organisations.
The surrounding region of eastern Westphalia holds one of the denser concentrations of Yazidis in the country.
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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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.