Sharya, Iraq

Sharya (also written Shariya, شاريا, ,شاریا  ) is a Yazidi-inhabited town located in the Simele District of the Dohuk Governorate in Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The town is located ca. 15 km south of Dohuk.

Yazidi holy sites
Around Sharya, the following Yazidi shrines are found:


 * 1) Şêx Enzerût
 * 2) Pîr Afat
 * 3) Evdê Reş
 * 4) Nasirdîn
 * 5) Siltan Êzîd
 * 6) Şêx Şems
 * 7) Şahsiwar
 * 8) Şêxûbekir
 * 9) Kerecal
 * 10) Şêx Hesen
 * 11) Pîr Bûb