In Pictures: The protectors of a 7,000-year-old faith
In Pictures: The protectors of a 7,000-year-old faith Located 125km north-east of Erbil (the capital of Kurdistan, an autonomous region of northern Iraq), lies the hamlet-sized shrine complex of Lalish, the holiest site of Yazidism, an ancient religion with an estimated 700,000 followers worldwide.iraqkurdistanreligionyazidismLINK