List of Yazidi settlements

Ancient Medieval Modern The following is a list of Yazidi settlements in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Armenia, including both current and historical Yazidi settlements.

Historically, Yazidis lived primarily in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria.

[1] However, events since the end of the 20th century have resulted in considerable demographic shifts in these areas as well as mass emigration.

[2] Today, the majority of the Yazidis live in Iraq and are particularly concentrated in the Nineveh Plains and Sinjar areas in the Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq.

Below are towns and villages in Armenia with Yazidi population (majority and minority) organized by province, as listed in Omarkhali (2017: 35):[19]

Yazidi temple (Chel Mera) in Sinjar
Conical roofs characteristic of Yazidi sites mark the tomb of Şêx Adî in Lalish
Yazidi temple in the Yazidi village Bacin (Güven) in the Midyat District of the Mardin Province in Turkey
Yazidi temple in the Yazidi village Cinerya (Yolveren) in the Batman Merkez District of the Batman Province in Turkey
Map of Yazidis in Armenia by province (2011)
Yazidi temple in the village of Aknalich in Armenia