Lalish is a mountain valley and temple located in the Nineveh Plains, Iraq. It is the holiest temple of the Yazidis. It is the location of the tomb of the Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, a central figure of the Yazidi faith.

Ain Sifni

Town

Ain Sifni also known as Shekhan, is a town and subdistrict in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It is located in the Shekhan District in the Nineveh Plains. Ain Sifni is largely populated by Yazidis, most of whom speak Kurmanji Kurdish. Ain Sifni is situated 5 km south of New Galie.

New Galie

Type: Village
Category: locality
Location: Shekhan District, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

36.73496° or 36° 44′ 6″ north

Longitude

43.3278° or 43° 19′ 40″ east

Open location code

8H85P8MH+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12149357437

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“New Galie” goes by many names.

Arabic: “کلیي جدید”
French: “New Galie”
German: “New Galie”

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