Sharya (also written Shariya, Arabic: شاريا, Kurdish: ,شاریا, romanized: Şariya[1][2]) is a Yazidi-inhabited town located in the Simele District of the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The town is located ca. 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Dohuk.[3]
Sharya | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Sharya Location in Iraq | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′22″N 42°58′19″E / 36.78944°N 42.97194°E | |
| Country |  Iraq |
| Region |  Kurdistan Region |
| Governorate | Dohuk Governorate |
| District | Simele District |
Yazidi holy sites
Around Sharya, the following Yazidi shrines are found:[4]
- Şêx Enzerût
- Pîr Afat
- Evdê Reş
- Nasirdîn
- Siltan Êzîd
- Şêx Şems
- Şahsiwar
- Şêxûbekir
- Kerecal
- Şêx Hesen
- Pîr Bûb
References
- ^ "Çalakiya Rêxistina Bohara Hêvîyan Jibo Keçên Êzidî li Şariya" (in Kurdish). Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "باخچەیەك دێ ل شاریا ئێتە دروستكرن". p. ku. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ Saadi Azuo, Heerish (June 2016). "Graduate school of social sciences general psychology master's programme: Post-traumatic stress disorder among Ezidian women who escaped from ISIS capture" (PDF). Near East University. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ Maisel, Sebastian (Spring 2021). "Rebuilding the unimagined past: Êzidî religious architecture and the reconfiguration of sacred space". Lalish. 45: 3–31.