🕌 Tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir
Holiest shrine of the Yazidi faith in Kurdistan, Iraq
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Lalish, a mountain village in Iraqi Kurdistan with approximately 25 residents
- Primary pilgrimage site for Yazidis worldwide, central to their 7,000-year-old monotheistic faith
- Dedicated to Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir, 11th-century Islamic scholar venerated as a spiritual guide in Yazidi tradition
- Annual pilgrimage season occurs primarily during autumn equinox (September–October)
Lalish is a small mountain settlement in the Sheikhan district of Iraqi Kurdistan that holds profound religious significance ...