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🚆 Irán plantea reactivar la red de ferrocarril entre Armenia y Azerbaiyán bajo un esquema de reciprocidad infraestructural regional. 🌐 #armenia #AsiaCentral #azerbaiyán #ereván #EstadosUnidos #europa #georgia #irán #jugha #KhalilShirgholami #ModernAz #najicheván #syunik #teherán #tripp #turquía #yeraskh https://soyarmenio.com/iran-plan-conectividad-ferroviaria-armenia-azerbaiyan/

🇦🇲 Nikol Pashinyan afirma que Armenia debe abandonar narrativas del pasado para consolidar su estabilidad y evitar perder la República. 🌐 #AlexandraCole #AlmaAta #AraratMirzoyan #armenia #ArmineMargaryan #ArpineSargsyan #artsaj #azerbaiyán #EncrucijadaDeLaPaz #ereván #georgia #irán #KirstiNarine #kyarki #mush #NikolPashinyan #tripp #turquía #van #VilenGabrielyan https://soyarmenio.com/pashinyan-modelo-pensamiento-seguridad-armenia-2026/

🤖 La agencia Tasnim destaca el desarrollo de la inteligencia artificial en Armenia y propone fortalecer la cooperación tecnológica con Irán. 🇮🇷 #armenia #azerbaiyán #CáucasoMeridional #eleveight #FirebirdAiFactory #gagarin #georgia #hrazdan #irán #NvidiaBlackwell #tasnim #teherán https://soyarmenio.com/iran-inteligencia-artificial-armenia-cooperacion-2026/

Russia Cuts Off Gas to Armenia Days After Diversification Announcement https://www.byteseu.com/2374398/ #Armenia #Azerbaijan #EnergyDiversification #Gazprom #Iran #NaturalGas #NikolPashinyan #RepublicOfArmenia #Russia #SouthCaucasus #TRIPP

Minister: Azerbaijani Gasoline Helps Keep Armenia’s Fuel Prices in Check https://www.byteseu.com/2374050/ #Armenia #CaspianPost #RepublicOfArmenia

Pashinyan comments on the decline in Armenia’s exports to Russia | 1news.az https://www.byteseu.com/2373737/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

Armenian defence minister holds talks with Chinese industry executives https://www.byteseu.com/2373428/ #AnalysisOfAzerbaijan #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Baku #ImportantNewsOfAzerbaijan #InternationalExperts #Interviews #InterviewsWithAzerbaijaniAnalysts #NewsFromBaku #NewsOfAzerbaijan #RepublicOfArmenia

🏗️ La escasez de cemento paraliza proyectos de construcción en Armenia tras sufrir retrasos en los envíos de insumos desde Irán. 🇦🇲 #araratcement #armenia #cemento #construcción #importaciones #irán https://soyarmenio.com/armenia-sufre-escasez-cemento-frena-construccion-2026/

https://www.csseo.org/1323271/ Europa League, i risultati della 1ª giornata ##Praga #Armenia #beer #BeerSheva #BeerShevaDinamo #celta #Cronaca #dinamo #DinamoZagabria #Europa #EuropaLeague #graz #GrazRennes #guddal #hapoel #HapoelBeer #HapoelBeerSheva #league #leverkusen #lione #marcatori #Notizie #NotizieDiCronaca #NotiziePrincipali #olympiacos #omonia #rennes #sheva #ShevaDinamo #ShevaDinamoZagabria #sparta #SpartaPraga #sturm #Titoli #UltimeNotizie #UltimeNotizieDiCronaca #UltimeNotizieENewsDiOggi

Pashinyan Calls Efforts to Prove Gandzasar’s Armenian Identity to Azerbaijan “Pointless” https://www.byteseu.com/2373102/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

Sharafyan world premiere https://www.byteseu.com/2372996/ #Armenia #HayastaniHanrapetut'yun #RepublicOfArmenia #ՀայաստանիՀանրապետություն

Tourist flow to Armenia from January to August 2026 decreased by 2.5% https://www.byteseu.com/2372801/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

Bipartisan U.S. Lawmakers Demand Release of Armenian POWs and Right of Return to Artsakh https://www.byteseu.com/2372503/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

775,000 passengers in August 2026 – the highest monthly passenger volume ever recorded by Armenia’s airports https://www.byteseu.com/2372356/ #Armenia #HayastaniHanrapetut'yun #RepublicOfArmenia #ՀայաստանիՀանրապետություն

https://www.europesays.com/it/684954/ Europa League, i risultati della 1ª giornata #armenia #beer #BeerSheva #BeerShevaDinamo #Calcio #celta #dinamo #DinamoZagabria #europa #EuropaLeague #Football #graz #GrazRennes #guddal #hapoel #HapoelBeer #HapoelBeerSheva #IT #Italia #Italy #league #leverkusen #Lione #marcatori #Olympiacos #omonia #praga #Rennes #sheva #ShevaDinamo #ShevaDinamoZagabria #Soccer #sparta #SpartaPraga #Sport #Sports #sturm

Pashinyan Threatens ‘Toughest Measures’ Against Any Attempt to Maintain an Artsakh Government in Armenia https://www.byteseu.com/2372155/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

🏔️ Nikol Pashinyan afirma que las zonas ocupadas en Sev Lich y Jermuk son parte integral de Armenia y serán delimitadas por vía legal. 🇦🇲 #aghveran #armenia #AsambleaNacional #azerbaiyán #DeclaraciónDeAlmaAta #ereván #irán #jermuk #MherGrigoryan #NikolPashinyan #SevLich #ShahinMustafayev #syunik https://soyarmenio.com/pashinyan-territorios-sev-lich-jermuk-armenia-2026/

Ararat-Armenia vs Sparta Prague: UEFA Europa League stats & head-to-head https://www.byteseu.com/2371843/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

Wow. Never had Armenian #food before but we tried #ArmenianHouse in #Helsinki and it blew my mind. Even the wine was good, and I don’t like red wine!

But now, so full…

#Armenia

Pashinyan describes Azerbaijani official’s Gandzasar statements as ‘unacceptable and incomprehensible’ https://www.byteseu.com/2371716/ #Armenia #HayastaniHanrapetut'yun #RepublicOfArmenia #ՀայաստանիՀանրապետություն

Armenia’s sovereign rating increase should lower interest rates, but external factors are putting inflationary pressure on the country: Pashinyan https://www.byteseu.com/2371517/ #Armenia #Inflation #RepublicOfArmenia

More than 227,000 tourists visited Armenia in August https://www.byteseu.com/2371363/ #Armenia #HayastaniHanrapetut'yun #RepublicOfArmenia #ՀայաստանիՀանրապետություն

https://www.europesays.com/iran/294748/ Iran criticizes the Zangezur corridor but reaches agreement with Armenia: What is Tehran’s goal? — TodayPress.tv #Armenia #GiymatMahir #Iran #NorduzMeghri #SouthCaucasus #Tehran #WhatIsTehran’sGoal? #ZangezurCorridor

Lawmaker: “Armenia’s master is the citizen of the Republic of Armenia” https://www.byteseu.com/2371156/ #AnalysisOfAzerbaijan #Armenia #Azerbaijan #Baku #ImportantNewsOfAzerbaijan #InternationalExperts #Interviews #InterviewsWithAzerbaijaniAnalysts #NewsFromBaku #NewsOfAzerbaijan #RepublicOfArmenia

The Issue of Enforced Disappearances and Missing People in Armenia: ICLaw and PRWB Presented a Report to the UN https://www.byteseu.com/2370845/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

Central Bank: Armenia’s GDP to reach 33.5B in 2026. Increasing in 2027 to 37.2B https://www.byteseu.com/2370722/ #Armenia #HayastaniHanrapetut'yun #RepublicOfArmenia #ՀայաստանիՀանրապետություն

Ishkhan Verdyan: Türkiye could become a vital trade route for Armenia amid tensions with Russia

Armenia’s inclusion in Türkiye’s official export statistics has brought renewed attention to the potential for direct economic ties…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Türkiye #Armenia #economiccooperation #economy #ishkhanverdyan #trade #tradeturnover
https://www.europesays.com/turkiye/51219/

Ishkhan Verdyan: Türkiye could become a vital trade route for Armenia amid tensions with Russia https://www.byteseu.com/2370531/ #Armenia #EconomicCooperation #economy #IshkhanVerdyan #RepublicOfArmenia #trade #TradeTurnover #Türkiye

Central Bank Chairman Doesn’t Rule Out Hike in Loan Rates in Armenia https://www.byteseu.com/2370202/ #Armenia #hike #RepublicOfArmenia

European Parliament approved temporary measures to liberalize trade with Armenia https://www.byteseu.com/2369897/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

New Armenian Law Could Block Citizens Living Abroad From Voting https://www.byteseu.com/2369600/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

FREE Armenian made game on EPIC GAMES https://www.byteseu.com/2369455/ #Armenia #HayastaniHanrapetut'yun #RepublicOfArmenia #ՀայաստանիՀանրապետություն

‘Dashnak Ideology Must Be Uprooted’: Ruling Party MP Sparks Outrage in Armenia’s Parliament https://www.byteseu.com/2369254/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

With putin overextended in #Ukraine, #Armenia is turning away from russia

🖊️ Joseph Epstein

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/with-putin-overextended-in-ukraine-armenia-is-turning-away-from-russia/

St. John Armenian Church of San Francisco Helps Provide Home for Family of Fallen Artsakh Hero – Oragark https://www.byteseu.com/2368931/ #Armenia #RepublicOfArmenia

https://www.europesays.com/it/679840/ Tour of Armenia: trionfa Raccani. A Gazzoli l’ultima tappa #armenia #caratteristiche #Ciclismo #continuare #corsa #crescere #Cycling #edizione #erevan #gazzoli #giro #guercilena #GuercilenaOttimo #GuercilenaOttimoInizio #inizio #interesse #IT #Italia #Italy #locale #luca #LucaGuercilena #nuova #of #OfArmenia #organizzazione #Sport #Sports #tappa #tour #TourOf #TourOfArmenia

Los yazidíes son la minoría más grande de Armenia. Tienen una religión secreta, su propio escaño en el Parlamento y construyeron un templo gigante con piedras traídas de Irak. 🏛️✨" #aknalich #armenia #JaangirAga #lalish #MinoríasEnArmenia #QubaMereDiwane #ReligiónYazidí #yazidíes https://soyarmenio.com/comunidad-yazidi-armenia-historia/

Los yazidíes son la minoría más grande de Armenia. Tienen una religión secreta, su propio escaño en el Parlamento y construyeron un templo gigante con piedras traídas de Irak. 🏛️✨" #aknalich #armenia #JaangirAga #lalish #MinoríasEnArmenia #QubaMereDiwane #ReligiónYazidí #yazidíes https://soyarmenio.com/comunidad-yazidi-armenia-historia/

Los yazidíes son la minoría más grande de Armenia. Tienen una religión secreta, su propio escaño en el Parlamento y construyeron un templo gigante con piedras traídas de Irak. 🏛️✨" #aknalich #armenia #JaangirAga #lalish #MinoríasEnArmenia #QubaMereDiwane #ReligiónYazidí #yazidíes https://soyarmenio.com/comunidad-yazidi-armenia-historia/

🇦🇲 ¡Armenia se queda! Nikol Pashinyan descarta abandonar la UEE y usará su influencia para proteger la economía nacional frente a Rusia. 💼🛢️ Moscú amenaza a Armenia con subir los precios energéticos si avanza en su integración con la Unión Europea. 🇷🇺 #AkhalkalakiKars #AlexeiOverchuk #armenia #armenpress #AsiaCentral #astaná #azerbaiyán #ereván #FederaciónRusa #GasNatural #kazajistán #kirguistán #NikolPashinyan #uee #UniónEconómicaEuroasiática https://soyarmenio.com/armenia-pashinyan-permanencia-uee/

Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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Yazids

Also spelled Yesidis.

They’re a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in Western Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, & Iran, with small numbers living in Armenia & Georgia (the country). Endogamy is the cultural practice of only marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group. The majority of the Yazidis remaining in the Middle East today live in Iraq, primarily in the governorates of Nineveh & Duhok.

Yazidism came about through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum & teachings of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir. Generally, scholars regard Yazidism as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Yazidism was adopted by many Kurdish tribes & Emirates. It reached as far west as Antioch & as far east as Sulaymaniyah. Sulaymaniyah/Slemani is a city in the East of the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Yezidi manuscripts (called misurs) were written in the 13th century. It contains lists of Kurdish tribes affiliated with Yezidi Pir saints. Only 2 of the 40 total manuscripts have been published so far. Namely, the Misur of Pir Sini Darani & the Misur of Pir Xetib Pisi. The list in the Misur of Pir Sini Darani includes several large tribes that have been largely or fully Islamized today.

From the 14th century on, Yazidis developed their own religious & political institutions in the areas where they lived. The Yezidi territories were divided into 7 administrative centers. Each has its own Sincaq (This is an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire). More commonly known as Tawis among the Yezids. Sincaqs are sacred bronze effigies bearing the image of a bird or peacock to symbolize Tawusi Melek. They serve as symbols of power for each administrative center.

Every 6 months, the Yezidi Quwals, who are trained reciters of Qewls & other forms of sacred oral Yezidi tradition, were sent out to other Yezidi-inhabited areas with military protection from the central administrative region of Shekhan & the spiritual center of Lalish.

This tradition serves to preserve the Yazidi faith & doctrine. The Qewals, supported by voluntary alms, led a Sincaq through Yazidi villages to maintain spiritual legitimacy & symbolize the authority of Lalish & the Mir.

During WWI, the Armenian genocide of 1915 caused a mass exodus of Yazidis from Van, Kars, & Bazid, Turkey. Together with many Armenians, they fled from the Ottoman Empire in masses to Transcaucasia (a.k.a. South Caucasus. This is located on the border of Eastern Europe & West Asia, which straddles the southern Caucasus Mountains.).

They followed their families/relatives who had already migrated to the territories of the Russian Empire after fleeing during the Russo-Turkish wars in 1828-1829 & 1877-1878. In May 1918, Ottomans crossed the Akhuryan River to invade the Armenian Republic. The Yezidi participation in the decisive Battle of Sardarabad is still commemorated by Armenians.

Yazidism is a monotheistic faith based on belief in 1 God, who created the world & entrusted it into the care of a Heptad of the 7 Holy Beings. Often known as angels or heft sirr (the 7 Mysteries). Preeminent among these is Tawusi Melek (also known as Melek Taus), the Peacock Angel. Traditionally, Yazidis who marry non-Yazidis are considered to have converted to the religion of their spouse.

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