Aknalich

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 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 (82 ft) temple was funded by Armenian-born, Russia-based Yezidi businessman Mirza Sloian.

Gallery

• Aknalich lake
• Aknalich Yazidi Temple

See also

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

• at GEOnet Names Server
• [dead link] – World-Gazetteer.com
• , Statistical Committee of Armenia
• Kiesling, Brady (June 2000). (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2021.

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