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] sites mark the tomb of Şêx Adî in Lalish]]'''Lalish''' ({{lang-ku|Laliş}}, also called {{lang|ku|''Lalişa Nûranî''}}), is a small mountain valley situated in the ] of ] in northern Iraq. It is the location of the tomb of ] (Şêx Adî), the main figure of the ] faith.
'''Lalish''' ({{lang-ku|Laliş}}, also called {{lang|ku|''Lalişa Nûranî''}}), is a small mountain valley village situated in the ] of ] in northern Iraq. It is the location of the tomb of ] (Şêx Adî), the main figure of the ] faith.<ref name=csm>{{cite news|last1=Soguel|first1=Dominique|title=World Middle East A sanctuary for Iraqi Yazidis – and a plea for Obama's intervention|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2014/0812/A-sanctuary-for-Iraqi-Yazidis-and-a-plea-for-Obama-s-intervention|accessdate=August 13, 2014|work=The Christian Science Monitor|date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The village is above the town of Shekhan, the town with the second largest population of Yazidi ].<ref name=ttg0>{{cite news|title=Iraq crisis: the last stand of the Yazidis against Islamic State|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/11029765/Iraq-crisis-the-last-stand-of-the-Yazidis-against-Islamic-State.html|accessdate=August 14, 2014|work=The Telegraph|date=August 12, 2014}}</ref> The village is about thirty-six miles north-east of ].<ref name=ei>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Allison|first=Christine|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica |title=YAZIDIS i. GENERAL |url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/yazidis-i-general-1 |accessdate=August 13, 2014|edition=online |date=July 20, 2004|year=1996-|location=New York }}</ref>
At least once in their lifetime, Yazidis are expected to make a six-day ] to visit the tomb of Şêx Adî and other sacred places. Yazidis living in the region are also expected to make a yearly pilgrimage to attend the autumn ''Feast of the Assembly'', which is celebrated from 23 ] to 1 ].
At least once in their lifetime, Yazidis are expected to make a six-day ] to visit the tomb of Şêx Adî and other sacred places.<ref name=csm/> These other sacred places are shrines dedicated to other holy beings. There are two sacred springs called Zamzam, which is in a cave below Skeikh Adi's sanctuary, and Kāniyā. Lalish is also the location of pirrā selāt (Ṣerāṭ Bridge) and a mountain called Mt. ʿArafāt sites significant in other faiths. Yazidis living in the region are also expected to make a yearly pilgrimage to attend the autumn seven day ''Feast of the Assembly'',<ref name=ei/> which is celebrated from 23 ] to 1 ].
==History==
Lalish village dates back at least 1986 ].<ref name=ttg>{{cite news|last1=Spencer|first1=Richard|title=Iraq dispatch: terrified Yazidi people seek refuge inside holy temple|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/11030445/Iraq-dispatch-terrified-Yazidi-people-seek-refuge-inside-holy-temple.html|accessdate=August 13, 2014|work=The Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited|date=August 13, 2014}}</ref>
In the early 1100s, ] moved to Lalish. Adi died in 1162 and was buried. During a major battle against the Muslim in 1414, the tomb of Adi was razed.<ref name=ei/>
Beginning on August 10, 2014, Yazidi refugees have been fleeing to the village from ] after the ] placed that ].<ref name=ttg/><ref name=csm/> Many fleeing Sinjar traveled through ] to reach Yazidi and Shekhan.<ref name=ttg0/>
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Lalish (Template:Lang-ku, also called Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), is a small mountain valley village situated in the Shekhan District of Nineveh Province in northern Iraq. It is the location of the tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (Şêx Adî), the main figure of the Yazidi faith. The village is above the town of Shekhan, the town with the second largest population of Yazidi Kurds. The village is about thirty-six miles north-east of Mosul.
At least once in their lifetime, Yazidis are expected to make a six-day pilgrimage to Lalish to visit the tomb of Şêx Adî and other sacred places. These other sacred places are shrines dedicated to other holy beings. There are two sacred springs called Zamzam, which is in a cave below Skeikh Adi's sanctuary, and Kāniyā. Lalish is also the location of pirrā selāt (Ṣerāṭ Bridge) and a mountain called Mt. ʿArafāt sites significant in other faiths. Yazidis living in the region are also expected to make a yearly pilgrimage to attend the autumn seven day Feast of the Assembly, which is celebrated from 23 Aylūl to 1 Tašrīn I.
In the early 1100s, Adi ibn Mosāfer moved to Lalish. Adi died in 1162 and was buried. During a major battle against the Muslim in 1414, the tomb of Adi was razed.
Conical roofs characteristic of Yazidi sites mark the tomb of Şêx Adî in Lalish