Khatuna Fekhra

Ancient Medieval Modern Khatuna Fekhra (Kurdish: Xatûna Fexra[1]) is a holy Yazidi female figure who is venerated as the Xudan of women and children as well as patron of childbirth and pregnancy.

According to Yazidi tradition, her birth name was Xezal, however, she came to be known as Xatûna Fexra.

[4][5][6] The Quba Xatuna Fexra (Temple of Khatuna Fekhra) in Mağara, İdil, Şırnak Province, southeastern Turkey was built in honor of her.

[7] Media related to Khatuna Fekhra at Wikimedia Commons

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Temple of Khatuna Fekhra in Turkey
Pilgrims and worshippers at the shrine of Xatûna Fexra in Lalish , with the Micewir of the shrine, Sheikh Mirza (second from left), mid-2019.