Aknalich (or Aknalitch, Armenian: Ակնալիճ; formerly, Aygherlich) is a village in the Armavir Province of Armenia. The village is situated on a lake, after which it is named, to the east of Metsamor.

Aknalich Ակնալիճ
The Aknalich lake in Aknalich village
Aknalich
Coordinates: 40°8′26″N 44°9′38″E
Country	Armenia
Province	Armavir
Elevation	856 m (2,808 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	2,882

Part of a series on the Yazidi religion Yazidism
Main topics Yazidis Social organization Tribes Flags
Divine figures Melek Taûs Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir Sultan Ezid Fexredîn Sheikh Shems Sejadin Al-Hasan ibn Adi Sheikh Obekr Nasirdîn Shehid ibn Jerr
Saints Amadin Ezdina Mir Khatuna Fekhra Sheikh Mand Mehmed Reshan Musa Sor Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir Pir Ali Rabia of Basra Sharaf ad-Din ibn al-Hasan
Holy places Lalish Sinjar Mountains Silat Bridge Aknalich Mam Rashan Shrine Quba Mêrê Dîwanê Sharfadin Temple Sultan Ezid Temple
Festivals Batizmi Feast of Ezid Feast of the Assembly Tawûsgeran Tiwaf Yazidi New Year
Literature Yazidi Black Book Yazidi Book of Revelation
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Aknalich village is the site of the only Yazidi temple in Armenia. A new temple in the village known as Quba Mere Diwane, opened in September 2019. It is the world's largest Yazidi Temple. The 25 meter tall temple was funded by Armenian-born, Russia-based Yezidi businessman Mirza Sloian.[1]

Gallery

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  Aknalich lake
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  Aknalich Yazidi Temple

See also

• Armavir Province
• Quba Mere Diwane
• List of Yazidi holy places
• Yazidis in Armenia

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References

• Aknalich at GEOnet Names Server
• World Gazetteer: Armenia ^{[dead link]} – World-Gazetteer.com
• Report of the results of the 2001 Armenian Census, Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia, p. 37; original archived at Archive.org, and current version online on Armeniapedia.org.

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[ru] Акналич