Yazidis in Russia

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Yazidis in Russia
Total population
40,586[1] (2010, census)
Languages
Kurmanji, Russian
Religion
Yazidism or Sharfadin[2]

The Yazidis in Russia are a part of the Yazidis who emigrated to Russia from the Armenian and Georgian parts of the Soviet Union after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s.[3]

History[]

In 2009, the Yazidis were recognized as a religious community in Russia.[4]

According to the Russian Census in 2010, the total number of Yazidis in Russia in 2010 was 40,586.[5][6]

Notable persons[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistics of Russia
  2. ^ Asatrian, Garnik S.; Arakelova, Victoria (2014-09-03). The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-54429-6.
  3. ^ Asatrian, Garnik S.; Arakelova, Victoria (2014-09-03). The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-54428-9.
  4. ^ Omarkhali, Khanna (2014-01-01). "Kreyenbroek Ph. and Omarkhali, Kh., Interview: Jesiden suchen ihre Identität". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "Why Moscow won't recognize genocide against Yazidis in Iraq - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  6. ^ "Приложение 2. Национальный состав населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Statistics of Russia. 2010. Retrieved 2022-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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