Mam Rashan Shrine, partially destroyed by ISIL.
Mam Rashan Shrine after the destruction (close-up).

Mam Rashan Shrine is a Yazidi site built in the 12th century located on Mount Sinjar in Iraq. The shrine is dedicated to Pîr Mehmed Reşan, a Yazidi holy figures associated with agriculture, rain, and the annual harvest.[1]

Destruction and reconstruction

It was destroyed by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as part of the Sinjar massacre in 2014.[2][3]

The site was listed as one of 25 sites of the 2020 World Monuments Watch published by World Monuments Fund (WMF) to recognize the international reconstruction efforts.[1] Reconstruction work was started in the summer of 2020, with the assessment and documentation of the site.[1] In October 2020, the Yazidi religious authorities held a religious ceremony to bless the works.[4]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yazidi shrine Mame Reshan in Sinjar Mountains.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2020 Watch Sites". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mam Rashan Shrine". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Reconstruction of the Yazidi Mam Rashan Shrine". Culture in Crisis. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Reconstruction Of The Yazidi Mam Rashan Shrine". Aliph Foundation. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

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