The village is above the town of Shekhan , which had the second largest population of Yazidi prior to the persecution of Yazidis by ISIL . The village is about sixty kilometers north of Mosul and 14 kilometers west from the village Ayn Sifna . The temple is built at about 1000 meters above sea level and situated between three mountains , Hizrat in the west , Misat in the south and Arafat in the north
persecution of Yazidis by ISIL
Genocide of Yazidis by ISIL
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