Lalish (, also called ), is a small mountain valley village situated in the
Shekhan District of
Dohuk Province in northern Iraq. It is the only and main temple of Yezidis in the world. The temple belongs to ancient times wherein many archaeologists and historians agree upon the fact that the temple was a part of
Sumerian and other ancient Mesopotamian civilizations. Later it became the location of Sheikh Adi bin Musafir's tomb, who is a central figure of the
Yazidi faith. The village is above the town of
Shekhan, which has the second largest population of Yazidi prior to the
persecution of Yazidis by ISIL. The village is about thirty-six miles north-east of
Mosul.