Lalish
Lalish also known to the Yazidis as Lalişa Nûranî, is a valley and temple complex in the Shekhan district of northern Iraq. It is the central temple of the Yazidis, who are expected to make a pilgrimage there once in their lifetime where possible.
- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 720 metres (2,350 feet)
- …is also known as “Gali Lalish”
- Description: valley and Yazidi sanctuary in Kurdistan, Iraq
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Latitude
36.7715° or 36° 46′ 18″ north
Longitude
43.303° or 43° 18′ 11″ east
Open location code
8H85Q8C3+J5
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Lalish” goes by many names.
لالشArabic
معبد لالشArabic
وادي لالشArabic
ԼալեշArmenian
ԼալեշըArmenian
LalishAsturian
Laliş məbədiAzerbaijani
লালিশBengali
LalishCatalan
Gālī LālishCebuano
لالشCentral Kurdish
ЛалешChuvash
LálišCzech
LalishDanish
LalishDutch
لالشEgyptian Arabic
LaliŝEsperanto
LališFinnish
ლალეშიGeorgian
ლალიშიGeorgian
შეიხ ადის ტაძარიGeorgian
LalishItalian
ラーリーシュJapanese
ラリシュJapanese
ラリッシュJapanese
Gelyê LalishKurdish
LalişKurdish
گەليێ لالشKurdish
لالشKurdish
LalishNorwegian
LalishNorwegian Bokmål
لالشPersian
لالیشPersian
LaliszPolish
БаратRussian
ДжамаиRussian
Джамаи ЛалышRussian
Каниа СпиRussian
Кания СпиRussian
Канья СпиRussian
ЛалешRussian
ЛалишRussian
ЛалышRussian
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