The Yazidis, who number around 1.6 million people, commemorate the arrival of light into the world during the new year celebrations.
Ismael Adnan
During a ceremony marking the Yazidi New Year, Yazidis light candles at Lalish Temple, in a valley near the northern city of Dohuk, in the autunomus Kurdistan Region on April 16, 2024.
The Yazidis, who number around 1.6 million people, commemorate the arrival of light into the world during the new year celebrations.
Ismael Adnan, a freelance photojournalist, videojournalist and report writer from Iraq, working with several news agencies and channels like; AFP, DPA, Anadolu Agency, The Guardian, DW, TRT World, AL Jazeera English, The National newspaper, Middle East Eye website and others, covering Iraq.
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