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title: Tomb of Sheikh Adi in Lalish, Iraq
author: Jan B. Vindheim
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10923/tomb-of-sheikh-adi-in-lalish-iraq/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: GNU Free Documentation License (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html)
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Tomb of Sheikh Adi in Lalish, Iraq

_Authored by Jan B. Vindheim_

## Image File

[![Tomb of Sheikh Adi in Lalish, Iraq](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10923.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10923.jpg)

## Image Caption

A 2005 CE photograph of the Yazidi [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) and shrine of Sheikh 'Adi ibn Musafir (c. 1070 - 1162 CE) in the village of Lalish, Northern Iraq. Sheikh 'Adi is considered by Yazidis to be the founder of [Yazidism](https://www.worldhistory.org/Yazidism/) and a manifestation of [God](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/). The tomb's conical roofs are emblematic of Yazidi religious [architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/architecture/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Vindheim, J. B. (2019, June 17). Tomb of Sheikh Adi in Lalish, Iraq. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10923/tomb-of-sheikh-adi-in-lalish-iraq/>
### Chicago
Vindheim, Jan B.. "Tomb of Sheikh Adi in Lalish, Iraq." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 17, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10923/tomb-of-sheikh-adi-in-lalish-iraq/>.
### MLA
Vindheim, Jan B.. "Tomb of Sheikh Adi in Lalish, Iraq." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jun 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10923/tomb-of-sheikh-adi-in-lalish-iraq/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lalish.jpg) by [**Jan B. Vindheim**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lalish.jpg). Submitted by [Seth Eislund](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/seislund/ "User Page: Seth Eislund"), published on 17 June 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [GNU Free Documentation License](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl-1.3.en.html). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.