Diaspora community · North America
Lincoln, Nebraska
The city widely described as home to the largest Yazidi community in the United States.
Overview
About Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska, is generally described as the largest single Yazidi community in the United States. It grew substantially from the resettlement of Iraqis, including interpreters and their families, and later of people displaced by the genocide.
The community has established religious and cultural organisations and has become a reference point for Yazidi life in North America.
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 are approximate and provided for orientation. They should be re-checked against an authoritative gazetteer before any operational use.
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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.